Let’s suppose, for a minute, that DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) is coming to the NBA. What would it look like?
Permit me to fantasize a bit to answer the question above. I’m a far left-wing, socialist kook, a multi-gazillionaire who got that way because of free market capitalism. But I believe everybody ought to be equal, except not equal to me, of course, so socialism is the answer for the world. Regardless, I am firmly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. That is my religion. I believe it, and since I’ve bought the most powerful government in the world, I’m going to make you believe it, too. If you don’t like it, go buy yourself your own government.
But it does get a little bit boring being a puppet master to degenerate, demented, decadent octogenarian politicians, so I decided to branch out. I intend to buy an NBA team. I’m going to locate it in Thailand, and I will name my team the Thailand Ladyboys. DEI, you know. And, because I am totally committed to DEI, that is exactly what my team will be composed of (Ladyboys, etc.). So, since inclusiveness is essential, and I need 12 players on my team, here is who will be on it: two ladyboys, one CCP member, one transgender man (other than ladyboys), a black woman, a white woman, a Hispanic woman, a five-year-old mutilated child, one black man, a migrant (who is illegally in America, of course), an anti-Catholic drag queen nun from California, and a non-binary homeless person of indistinguishable composition. No white men, you say? Well, I’ve got that covered. I will hire Pete Buttigieg as my coach. He knows as much about basketball as he does about transportation. So, we will have the most diverse, equitable, inclusive roster in the NBA. The new Joe Biden dream team! America’s team!
Now let me switch to something serious. My team obviously won’t win a game (that’s not the point). They might draw some customers for a while just to get a few laughs, but an 0-for team doesn’t usually make much money. They would, of course, get crushed by every legitimate NBA opponent. They might never even score a point.
They will lose, and we all know why they will lose. They will lose because the team was not built to win. I did not choose my basketball players based on merit, ability, and basketball savvy. I chose my players in order to feel good. In order to pat me on the back. In order to show the world I believe in “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” my whole franchise goes to Hades in a handbasket because there doesn’t exist one qualified player on the entire team. Nobody would expect them to win. They can only be expected to lose. And lose big. Get slaughtered. And eventually, go bankrupt and fold. Despite my gazillions. But again, it isn’t about winning. It’s about “diversity.” And “equity.” And “inclusion.” That’s the new American religion.
Now let me switch to serious. No NBA owner would ever do such a stupid, ridiculous thing as building his franchise on DEI. He knows exactly what would happen. He wouldn’t win a game. He would lose. Get slaughtered, etc. People would laugh at him and wonder what in the world the idiot was doing. Only Democrats would understand.
It would never work in the NBA, and everybody knows it. But Joe Biden (apparently) expects it to win in world affairs and is running the United States government, and even more ominously, the United States military, on the buffoonery of DEI. And obviously, the situation is far more dangerous in government than it is in basketball. Basketball is a game. Government and realpolitik aren’t. Nor is war. There are some very evil people on this planet, some of whom have some very big planes, ships, guns, and bombs, and they would love to thrash and destroy the United States. Any semi-intelligent, halfway-competent leader would surround himself with the best people possible, based on their wisdom, knowledge, ability, and character, not on gender, skin color, or sexual preference. And he would strive to recruit the leanest, meanest fighting machine possible that no other country would DARE to threaten for fear of getting obliterated. That is what a capable, rational, non-demented leader would do. He would construct his “team” to win, not get massacred by barbarians.
Folks, I guarantee you the Communist Chinese and Russians are not erecting their government and military on “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” Xi Jinping doesn’t give one royal, rotten fig about climate change or transgenderism and rainbow flags. The only “brave” people he is interested in are those who will fight to the death for his country, not “brave” people who wave their genitals in the faces of children or show their fake breasts at White House receptions. Xi Jinping intends to win, and he is building the best “team” he can in order to do just that.
And that is the reason why, someday soon, China is going to kick America’s butt. I’m not saying that because I want it to happen; far from it. I’m saying that because of Joe Biden and the Democratic Party. Most of us have enough sense to know what it takes to win against a mighty enemy who hates our guts and wants to destroy us. It won’t be easy to defeat a foe like that under ANY circumstances. Still, we sure aren’t going to do it if we hand our nation, government, and military over to a bunch of irresponsible, groveling pansies.
Xi Jinping intends to win. Joe Biden couldn’t care less if his country gets slaughtered or not. That is evident by what he is doing. DEI instead of MAQ—merit, ability, and quality.
Prepare for the coming Mongol invasion.
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