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The 'Pointless Bloodbath' at the FAA Is Even Worse Than You Think

12 points by ketlag 2y ago

ketlag 2y ago
https://archive.vn/xWeLR https://archive.vn/xWeLR
mullingitover 2y ago
We're cooked. We're in a place now where competence is a threat to the party's power, and more importantly it's an obstacle to smash-and-grab looting of the federal coffers, so all competent staff are being purged to make way for dimwitted loyalists.
- johng 2y ago
  I feel like we were cooked more before... where people were hired for their beliefs or the boxes they checked and not for their competency at the job.
  - throwaway784989 2y ago
    People keep saying stuff like that, but I'd love to see some sort of evidence that it was ever a real problem.
  - mullingitover 2y ago
    > hired for their beliefs The people most against DEI are actually for allowing taxpayer funds to be spent on hiring people for their beliefs. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act allows your taxes to fund religious groups who only hire members of their religion, and conservatives fought all the way to the Supreme Court to ensure it stayed that way. > not for their competency at the job This is a common misconception (at best, and it's also a common talking point among closeted bigots): nowhere did DEI ever call for hiring incompetent people because of their status. What it does call for is to expand the recruiting search for qualified talent, to actually hire based on merit, to focus on qualifications, rather than on personal connections or vague 'vibes'. Show me how the DOGE workforce was selected from a diverse talent pool, assessed objectively, and not simply hand-picked based on connections. The hiring process for this crack team is utterly lacking in transparency for some reason.
  - zfg 2y ago
    That's what's happening now. The FBI has been asked to fill out a survey about the January 6 insurrection, presumably to get rid of people who did their job: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/02/fbi-agents-officials-jan-6-cases-011048 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/02/fbi-agents-official... The Trump administration is screening people based on who they voted for and whether they have the correct ideology. You must pass the loyalty test: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/us/politics/trump-administration-loyalty-test.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/us/politics/trump-adminis... https://apnews.com/article/trump-loyalty-white-house-maga-vetting-jobs-768fa5cbcf175652655c86203222f47c https://apnews.com/article/trump-loyalty-white-house-maga-ve...
  - Zigurd 2y ago
    What opportunity do you think was denied to you because you think edgy thoughts?

12 points by ketlag 2y ago

https://archive.vn/xWeLR https://archive.vn/xWeLR

We're cooked. We're in a place now where competence is a threat to the party's power, and more importantly it's an obstacle to smash-and-grab looting of the federal coffers, so all competent staff are being purged to make way for dimwitted loyalists.

johng 2y ago
I feel like we were cooked more before... where people were hired for their beliefs or the boxes they checked and not for their competency at the job.
- throwaway784989 2y ago
  People keep saying stuff like that, but I'd love to see some sort of evidence that it was ever a real problem.
- mullingitover 2y ago
  > hired for their beliefs The people most against DEI are actually for allowing taxpayer funds to be spent on hiring people for their beliefs. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act allows your taxes to fund religious groups who only hire members of their religion, and conservatives fought all the way to the Supreme Court to ensure it stayed that way. > not for their competency at the job This is a common misconception (at best, and it's also a common talking point among closeted bigots): nowhere did DEI ever call for hiring incompetent people because of their status. What it does call for is to expand the recruiting search for qualified talent, to actually hire based on merit, to focus on qualifications, rather than on personal connections or vague 'vibes'. Show me how the DOGE workforce was selected from a diverse talent pool, assessed objectively, and not simply hand-picked based on connections. The hiring process for this crack team is utterly lacking in transparency for some reason.
- zfg 2y ago
  That's what's happening now. The FBI has been asked to fill out a survey about the January 6 insurrection, presumably to get rid of people who did their job: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/02/fbi-agents-officials-jan-6-cases-011048 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/02/fbi-agents-official... The Trump administration is screening people based on who they voted for and whether they have the correct ideology. You must pass the loyalty test: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/us/politics/trump-administration-loyalty-test.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/us/politics/trump-adminis... https://apnews.com/article/trump-loyalty-white-house-maga-vetting-jobs-768fa5cbcf175652655c86203222f47c https://apnews.com/article/trump-loyalty-white-house-maga-ve...
- Zigurd 2y ago
  What opportunity do you think was denied to you because you think edgy thoughts?