Public discourse makes much more sense once you realize that "merit," like so many other terms, is being used as a synonym for "white." - ThreadSky

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volts.wtf • 2 days ago

Public discourse makes much more sense once you realize that "merit," like so many other terms, is being used as a synonym for "white."

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rudeeru.bsky.social•2 days ago

I still don’t miss the use of merit as a synonym for “IQ + Effort = Moral Desert”

beulahmo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes and "waste, fraud, and abuse" means spending that benefits anyone outside of MAGA.

leoschaefer.bsky.social•2 days ago

Or spending for a program you can’t—or won’t try—to understand.

kebidoor.bsky.social•2 days ago

"Straight white male" is the only "merit" the GOP cares about.

wsbikeblog.bsky.social•2 days ago

Mediocre
Expectations
Rewarded
Instead of
Talent

individualangst.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thumbing through the MAGA Employee Handbook a few days ago...

shipperxphile.bsky.social•2 days ago

White male.

And you are entirely correct.

adreanalangston.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/adreanalangston.bsky.social/post/3lizj7ku4ak27

adreanalangston.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/adreanalangston.bsky.social/post/3liziuq3qbs2y BINGO

phoukaco.bsky.social•2 days ago

And “male”.

spencerwindes.bsky.social•2 days ago

We need to use the term “resegregation” a lot more to accurately describe what’s happening.

thatguyyouhate6111.bsky.social•2 days ago

Best thing to do when discussing “meritocracy?”

Ask them who gets to be the ones deciding merits.

It all goes downhill from there.

lkwriter.bsky.social•2 days ago

And often, if not always, male heterosexual identifying.

not2b.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy•2 days ago

@volts.wtf White straight man. Any white women or out gay men in top positions must be DEI hires. Exception for blonde women with conservative views who fit the Fox News mold.

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