As someone who fought to ensure equal rights for all Americans beginning in the 1960s and ’70s, I’ve been distressed by the overwhelming cultural revolution brought about by the progressive Left and its desire to enforce an ideology of wokeism with its race-based “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) mandates.
The efforts of my generation during the heyday of the civil rights movement focused on reversing the discriminatory effects of racism by emphasizing equal opportunity for individuals and their advancement through merit.
Today’s radical Left, conversely, seeks to reverse meritocracy by emphasizing groupism that focuses on eviscerating meritorious individualism—as well as traditional moral and behavioral standards.
The Left believes that any racial or other disparity in society that does not reflect a group’s numeric percentage of the population…
