Biden's embrace of 'equity' racism

 Ben Carson:

Just over a year ago, I wrote about the dangers of the left’s seemingly innocuous shift of vernacular from "equality" to "equity." Instead of pursuing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideal of judging people by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin, the Biden administration committed to a different path.

Equity’s worldview, as I see it, starts with the proposition that the white majority is guilty of bigotry and oppression, and that all differential outcomes between groups are solely the result of that bigotry and oppression. Equity proponents therefore argue that retributive actions against the majority are necessary to correct those wrongs – we’ll get to that later.

So, what has the Biden administration done to achieve its goal of redistribution, driven by race-based victimization narratives that demonize entire groups, AKA "equity" since I last wrote on the topic?

First and foremost was the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson. From the beginning, the administration said it was going to appoint a woman of color. Full stop. Not the best person for the job, not the most qualified person for the job; the only qualification in their mind was based on race and sex.

That is not to say, Justice Jackson was not qualified for the position, but it follows a pattern of treating groups of people differently based solely on race, as long as it serves their agenda. This is what we used to call racism, and those not blinded by identity politics still recognize it as such. Take for example the many members of the liberal media who underscored that Judge Jackson would be the: "First Black Supreme Court Justice", only to undercut and in many cases completely ignore the accomplishments of Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas.

This race-based hiring initiative is not just a qualification to be appointed to the highest court in the land. No, the Biden Administration has taken that misguided idea and applied it to almost all of their personnel decisions. Executive Order 14035 is littered with mandates to every Executive Agency and Department demanding that all recruitment; hiring; background investigation; promotion…performance evaluations… professional development programs; mentoring programs…internship, fellowship, and apprenticeship programs... pay and compensation policies; benefits...disciplinary or adverse actions, all be based on equity. Your background and skin color now determine your job performance, not how hard you work or how well you perform. Can you imagine if this was implemented in any other profession?
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The administration was once again struck down in court for its equity based COVID-relief distribution policies, awarding farmers and restaurant owners’ relief funds only if they are determined "socially disadvantaged," which under the Biden administration guidelines set out in the aforementioned Executive Orders, are defined as "Black/African American, American Indian, Alaskan Native Hispanic/Latino, Asian or Pacific Islander".

These policies directly contradict affirmative action, a Supreme Court ruling that deemed no person can be excluded from a spot in a university based on their race. Denying restaurant owners and farmers aid based solely on their race is obviously contrary to that precedent and the basis for the court’s injunction on this policy. Distributing government benefits and burdens based on the accident of race or gender is guaranteed to produce resentment among the disfavored group.
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Dr. Carson is right.  He is black but his achievements were based on merit.  That should be the determining factor regardless of one's race or gender.  The "equity" scam makes as much sense as the NFL being required to hire a petite woman for the defensive tackle position on a football team.