WSJ editorial Thank you Joe Biden!

The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to hear from its customers, so to speak, but check your skin color before raising your hand. The VA is holding dozens of “listening sessions” for patients at its medical facilities. Eight cities are being virtually canvassed, with hearings for “racial/ethnic minorities,” “LGBTQ+ veterans,” and so forth. By all means, hear out veterans and improve their care, but is this how the government should do it?



At a session on race last week in Augusta, Ga., a woman who described herself as white spoke in favor of inclusive language and safe spaces. “I appreciate your being upfront about the fact that you’re not a person of color yourself,” the VA’s facilitator chided, “because this listening session is for those from racial and ethnic minorities, to give them that kind of safe space.” The woman took the hint and shut up.

Why is the VA forcing its conversations with veterans through a filter of identity politics? The answer is that President Biden on Inauguration Day signed an executive order telling each federal agency to do an “equity assessment” within the next 200 days. Hence, the VA set up these conference calls to look for “unmet needs of diverse Veteran populations” and “ways Veterans feel they can be included.” In the abstract, finding unmet needs and unrecognized problems is a fine goal.

Yet in reality, slicing people into narrow identity groups has reduced opportunities for public comment. A hearing in Augusta was canceled when not enough veterans joined. The needed quorum, as the VA’s facilitator explained, was “at least three participants.” Apologies to the one woman who showed up. Of six breakout groups in Louisville, Ky., last week, four were scotched, sorry again to the guy on the line. Broader open hearings might have at least let him speak.



Another Augusta call had a quorum but was ended after 10 minutes of dead air. That one was reserved for “religious minorities and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent inequality.” The VA’s hosts prodded, but nobody came off mute. Ditto at Louisville’s LGBTQ+ session.

Some of the substantive points came from women veterans. One said she thought physicians sometimes spoke to her condescendingly and blew off her concerns. Who among us hasn’t ever felt that way? Yet the VA has a special reason to be on guard: Only about 10% of veterans are female, so women’s health issues in particular might come across, if unintentionally, as an afterthought. Good for the VA to know.

Other valid criticisms can’t be shoehorned into any identity box. A session last week aired comments about transportation difficulties and the VA’s legendary wait times. Such problems have nothing to do with race, sexuality or religion. If you’re a “diverse” veteran with thoughts, there’s still time to speak up, since the listening sessions run through Sept. 30. But the VA’s best strategy would be to spend its energy improving service, period, for everyone.


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Just more stupid from the worst president and administration in the history of the US. Ole Slo Joe is still batting a thousand....he still hasn't done a single thing to make this country better.

Since Biden's been in office I've learned a few things.

I learned that all marriages are now either biracial or gay.

I've learned that all commercials must be done by minorities.

I'm much dumber for having learned all this.

Years ago, I applied online for a Government job.

They thanked me for applying. My resume was rated an 85% but they were only interviewing people if their resume was scored 110%.

You got points for

Veterans
Disable veterans
Being Black
Being Hispanic
Being a Woman

That was the last Government job I ever applied directly to.

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Originally posted by sig2392:
Years ago, I applied online for a Government job.

They thanked me for applying. My resume was rated an 85% but they were only interviewing people if their resume was scored 110%.

You got points for

Veterans
Disable veterans
Being Black
Being Hispanic
Being a Woman

That was the last Government job I ever applied directly to.

Okay, this prompted me to post about the one and only government job I ever applied for.

The job was an Engineering position and I was just out of school. This was years ago, so they did a written test to see if you were competent and an oral test. Each was weighted at 50% of your score. Whoever had the highest score got hired. The maximum score possible on either test was 99.

We did the written and were told that 70% was passing. I told them that for Engineering, it should be at least 75% but they ignored me. I got a 99 and the next highest score was 60%, so I talked to them and said that I guess I got the job. They said they lowered the passing grade to 60%.

Then they said they decided to switch the weighting and now the written was 10% and the oral was now 90%. I should've walked away then, but I was young and stupid.

I got a 99 on the oral and so did the person who got a 60% on the written test. Obviously, I would still get the job as my final score would be 99 and the other person's final score would be 95.

Got the final results in the mail and they said I was 2nd on the list. I told them their math sucked as I had a 99 and the other person had a 95. They said no, the other person was female and they had to give her 10 points for affirmative action, but I would be hired in 30 days as they needed 2 people.

I told them to do another test as I no longer was interested in the job. When they asked why, I told them that down the road when an opportunity opened up for promotion, I would win the promotion and she would be promoted above me, so I'd be working for an incompetent.

After that I worked mostly for startups in Medical Electronics as they were small enough to be exempt from the Affirmative Action BS and ignored it until they were forced into it later.

Then I started a company and never looked back.

I interviewed for a Chief of Police job at the V.A.

College degree, 20 years of law enforcement experience, including Chief of Police and Chief Deputy.

Lost to someone with a college degree and zero experience. None.

When I was DOD Police, you could transfer to VA Police anywhere in the country. I wondered about why there were so many openings at VA facilities. Then saw that many were located deep inside the combat zones of major shit hole cities. I would guess that has not changed. Except its now more woke, of course.