Steven Brown
Holts Summit
Dear Editor:
The CEO of United Airlines stated they are mandating affirmative action quotas in its flight schools: "Our flight deck should reflect the diverse group of people onboard our planes every day. That's why we plan for 50 percent of the 5,000 pilots we train in the next decade to be women or people of color."
No! Your flight deck should not reflect diversity in order to be "woke!" It should reflect the best pilots no matter what their ethnicity, gender or sexual preference is.
When I ran for the Jefferson City Public Schools Board of Education, I attended several town-hall type meetings. First, let me just say I was not sure whether I was more afraid of winning or losing! The question that always arose was the question of "diversity." I was the only voice that contested diversity just for the sake of diversity. I still don't understand why you would not want the best person and most qualified for the job instead of worshiping at the altar of diversity?
I consider affirmative action insulting for minorities. The liberal Democrats claim people of color are so inept and ignorant that they are unable to obtain documents in order to vote, such as an ID or a utility bill. Why would they, the liberals, think that? Diversity just for the sake of diversity is nothing other than a race toward the bottom. Seek out and hire the best. Period!