Raytheon has caved to the "woke" Left. It's happened. And now its employees will be subjected to hell because critical race theory training is coming. Bashing white people is on the list. Intersectionality is also on the list. Christopher Rufo of the Manhattan Institute had a lengthy thread of what is to come for these poor employees of the nation's second-largest defense contractor. They've already divided the employees into groups based on race. Raytheon's CEO had launched an anti-racist campaign last summer. This is the next stage of evolution.
"The program is centered on 'intersectionality,' a core component of critical race theory that divides the world into competing identity groups, with race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and other categories defining an individual's place within the hierarchy of oppression," wrote Rufo. Oh yeah, it's some messed up stuff, folks. You all know that, and it eventually eats its own.
We've seen that with Jewish LGBT members. Let's circle back to 2017 when those carrying Star of David pride flags were asked to leave the Dyke March in Chicago because some people were triggered. In the eyes of the Left, Israel, being an apartheid state (stupid term), is an enemy. DC Dyke March also banned those flags. They were unsafe. It could also just be the explicit anti-Semitism that's inherent among members of the far-left.
But back to Raytheon's seven circles of "woke" hell that will be waiting for its employees.
SCOOP: Raytheon, the nation's second-largest defense contractor, has launched a critical race theory program that encourages white employees to confront their "privilege," reject the principle of "equality," and "defund the police."
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021
Let's review the internal documents.??
Last summer, Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes launched the Stronger Together campaign instructing employees on "becoming an anti-racist today." He signed a corporate diversity statement and then asked all Raytheon employees to sign the pledge and "check [their] own biases." pic.twitter.com/GacZYK4gIr
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021
The program is centered on “intersectionality,” a core component of critical race theory that divides the world into competing identity groups, with race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and other categories defining an individual’s place within the hierarchy of oppression. pic.twitter.com/X82f2ZoHow
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021
Raytheon then asks white employees to deconstruct their identities and "identify [their] privilege." The company argues that white, straight, Christian men are at the top of the oppression hierarchy—and must work on "recognizing [their] privilege" and "step aside" for minorities. pic.twitter.com/mM53oJtfs9
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021
Raytheon tells employees to "identify everyone's race" during workplace conversations. Whites must "listen to the experiences" of "marginalized identities" and should "give [those with such identities] the floor in meetings or on calls, even if it means silencing yourself." pic.twitter.com/fPMsfll43k
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021
Raytheon has segregated employees by race and identity groups for black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, LGBTQ, and other intersectional categories.
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021
This is a slide from a recent seminar on "Developing Intersectional Allyship in the Workplace." pic.twitter.com/70MswsabxD
Next, Raytheon explicitly instructs employees to oppose "equality," defined as "treating each person the same . . . regardless of their differences," and strive instead for "equity," which "focuses on the equality of the outcome." pic.twitter.com/t1IWkHcAGw
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021
Finally, in a collection of recommended resources, the company encourages white employees to "defund the police," "participate in reparations,” "decolonize your bookshelf," "join a local 'white space.'" pic.twitter.com/OrQSu9FrKF
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021
"Raytheon then asks white employees to deconstruct their identities and 'identify [their] privilege.' The company argues that white, straight, Christian men are at the top of the oppression hierarchy—and must work on 'recognizing [their] privilege' and 'step aside' for minorities," added Rufo.
"Whites must acknowledge that their own discomfort is 'a fraction' of their black colleagues,' who are 'exhausted, mentally drained, frustrated, stressed, barely sleeping, scared and overwhelmed.'"
Oh, and here's the grand finale:
…the company encourages white employees to "defund the police," "participate in reparations,” "decolonize your bookshelf," "join a local 'white space.'"
Wokeness has infected the liberal media, the Democratic Party, college campuses, big tech, corporations, sports, the Pentagon, and now the guys who keep our arsenal well-stocked.
God help us all.
But maybe it'll be like Coca-Cola. They got "woke," but it went flat quickly. One can hope, I guess.