{"id":2202912,"date":"2024-03-20T18:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-carson-says-dei-will-set-back-american-ingenuity-illogical-if-you-are-looking-for-excellence\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T18:13:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T22:13:23","slug":"ben-carson-says-dei-will-set-back-american-ingenuity-illogical-if-you-are-looking-for-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-carson-says-dei-will-set-back-american-ingenuity-illogical-if-you-are-looking-for-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Carson criticizes DEI, believes it hinders American ingenuity and excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fben-carson-says-dei-will-set-back-american-ingenuity-illogical-if-you-are-looking-for-excellence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2202912&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ben\u2064 Carson: DEI \u200cand\u2063 American Ingenuity<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Retired neurosurgeon and\u200d former Trump \u200ccabinet member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ben-carson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Carson<\/a> expressed concerns about\u2064 diversity, equity, and inclusion (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEI<\/a>) programs hindering American ingenuity and excellence. He warned that focusing on DEI could impede \u2063progress\u200b by \u200clowering\u200b standards for the sake \u2062of inclusivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Impact of DEI \u2064on Excellence<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carson emphasized the importance of \u200dmaintaining\u2063 universal standards \u200crather than prioritizing identity-based criteria. He noted that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-va-secy-wilkie-says-wokeness-ruins-military\/\" title=\"Former VA Secy. Wilkie says wokeness ruins military\">merit-based approach<\/a> is key \u2062to fostering excellence in all fields, including medicine where he predicted negative \u200crepercussions from DEI initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhat we should be concentrating on is raising everybody \u200cto the appropriate standard rather than lowering the \u200bstandards\u2064 so that\u2063 we can put more people in,\u201d Carson told The Daily Wire. \u201cThe whole DEI argument is illogical if you \u2064are looking for excellence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reflecting \u200bon his personal \u2064experiences, Carson shared instances of \u200cfacing pressure\u200c to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/esg-the-invisible-fist-of-the-economy\/\" title=\"ESG: The Invisible Fist Of The Economy\">meet diversity quotas<\/a> at \u2062his company, highlighting the \u200cconflict between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-racial-anxiety-conquered-an-orchestra-and-crushed-a-career\/\" title=\"How Racial Anxiety Conquered an Orchestra and Crushed a Career\">merit-based hiring<\/a> and\u200d diversity\u200b initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>A Personal Perspective on DEI<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recalling his childhood encounters \u2063with segregation, \u200cCarson acknowledged the progress made in race relations but cautioned that DEI\u2063 measures could\u2064 potentially \u200dset back \u200cthese advancements. He stressed the need for fairness\u200b and equality over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unc-chapel-hill-bars-use-of-race-and-sex-in-admissions\/\" title=\"UNC-Chapel Hill prohibits use of race and sex in admissions.\">preferential treatment\u200c based<\/a> on\u2063 identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhat DEI \u2064does is it takes\u2062 one \u200dgroup and gives them an advantage\u2064 over another group the same way it \u200bused to be\u2064 in reverse,\u201d he remarked. \u201cTwo wrongs\u2062 don\u2019t make a right, and all it\u2019s going to do is exacerbate relationships rather than improve relationships.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carson criticized\u2064 the short-sightedness of companies embracing DEI solely\u200b for public approval, \u2063cautioning that such initiatives could harm relationships and hinder progress rather than\u2064 fostering genuine inclusivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Challenges to American Innovation<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Against the backdrop of increasing\u200b DEI integration in various \u2064sectors, Carson highlighted \u200bthe\u200b potential negative impact on entrepreneurship and \u2062innovation. He stressed the unique environment in \u200dthe U.S. that fosters \u2063creativity and\u200b invention, warning\u200c that\u2062 shifting\u2063 focus \u2064to DEI could stifle American leadership and creativity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYou have to recognize that the United States of America is very \u2062unique in\u200c the\u200b sense that we developed an environment that encourages entrepreneurship and\u2064 innovation,\u201d Carson affirmed. \u2063\u201cThat\u2019s why 90% of the earth shattering inventions\u2064 came\u2062 out\u2062 of the United States even\u2062 though there was \u200ca\u200b lot of other world out there. And obviously,\u2062 if we now change that \u200benvironment, it\u2019s going to have a deleterious effect on who we are and our leadership.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carson\u2019s concerns align with recent controversies surrounding DEI implementation \u200din medical education, where\u2062 curriculum changes have sparked debates over ideological \u2063teachings disrupting traditional medical training.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Trump cabinet member Ben Carson stated that DEI programs could impede American ingenuity and excellence. 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