On HBO’s “Real Time” Friday, former new york times Nellie Bowles, now a reporter and head of strategy for the Free Press, says that a complete reversal of the left’s excesses in 2020 requires “an apology to those who have suffered so much by opposing the MIT DEI statement. should be included.” “Otherwise, some people might get their jobs back,” he says, but that hasn’t happened.
Host Bill Maher said:[W]We’ve just marked the fourth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, and it’s clear that much has changed in this country. The big headline there was always that it’s a good thing that the American public has become more irritated with racism, and I think that’s the most important thing. But like all things American, we don’t just react, we overreact. And now it appears that some of the ones that came out shortly after that are being rolled back. For example, defunding the police, that was a big thing, but people don’t do that anymore. And candidates who agree with that are not winning. DEI, it seemed to stall a little bit and people said we did it too much. MIT, which enforces diversity statements, said it would no longer do so. That’s where I had to write down what I would do to help the cause so you could get the job. It’s like, okay, just be a good person, we don’t have to get statements like we’re in the Soviet Union. ”
“Until we see some kind of apology to the people who opposed MIT and caused so much trouble, I don’t think we’re at a point where this issue is withdrawn or completely reversed,” Bowles said. answered. Despite the DEI statement, or maybe some people getting their jobs back, it’s fair to say that many people have lost their jobs due to the spate of cancellations over the past few years. Nothing like that is happening. ”
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