The Diversity Lie

Diversity is applauded by elites, but it is just a euphemism for anti-white ideas and policies.

Written by Bo Winegard

Diversity is a lie, a cheat, a swindle—a slogan so imbued with moral significance that its morally neutral meaning has been enveloped by a halo of righteousness. One must submit to it as one does to other enchanted words such as “freedom” and “democracy.” Elites laud it, claiming that it is a great strength, a force for creativity, dynamism, and moral progress. And its mere invocation often ends debate, for who but the wicked, the fearful, or the ignorant could possibly oppose diversity?

In the abstract (and using the traditional meaning of the word), diversity might be good or it might be bad. A diversity of skills, interests, and desires can invigorate a coalition, encouraging specialization and productive disagreement. However, a diversity of values, traits, and talents can fracture a coalition, encouraging discontent and internecine conflict.

But a dispassionate analysis of diversity is virtually irrelevant for popular conversations because diversity in practice means something like, “fewer white people,” though it can also mean, “more black people,” depending upon context. Therefore, most conversations about diversity are misleading because the debate in question is not about real diversity, but only about an ideologically saturated and limited kind of diversity, namely racial diversity. Appeals to diversity are almost invariably used to subvert meritocratic principles at the expense of white people.