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Starbucks sued by US state of Missouri for using DEI policies (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

Mm?

I hadn't really wondered about the Republican government's strategy and goals - they're safely presumed to be broadly racially divisive, both for the immediate benefit of satisfying the racist inclinations of the politicians and much of their voter base and the longervterm benefitvof dividing the people against themselves - but that's an intriguing idea.

Yes - just by filing the suit, they've already signaled to other businesses that discrimination is not only okay, but expected.

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