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‘Racist as hell’: Trump’s cabinet is almost all white, and he keeps firing Black officials
(www.theguardian.com)
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It is naive to think diversity is without issues, but ultimately it is indeed strength. Studies showed diverse teams performed better than non-diverse ones. Even though I am vehemently anti-imperialist, multiethnic empires of the past lasted long because they embraced diversity, synthesising ideas and technology from various cultures. Remove the imperialism, and diversity on its own is inherently advantageous. The talent and intellect from various people who have different perspectives allow for creativity and innovation.
As talented Germany as had before and during World War II, history as we know it might have turned out differently if the Nazis did not scare the Jewish intelligentsia and atomic scientists out of the country and absorbed by the US instead. What Trump is doing is precisely that. The US will ultimately fail for its anti-intellectualism and persecution of those different. Other countries will benefit from the brain drain. This is why fascist regimes will always fail because their own policies, which are wholly driven by emotions, are their own undoing. That is the good news. The bad news is that it will get worse before it gets better.