Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Corporate Equity Index-Why are companies so woke?

If you're like me, you may have asked "why are so many companies becoming so 'woke" lately?" Well, there's this thing called the Corporate Equality Index run by the Human Rights Campaign, that reviews companies on their inclusivity for the LGBTQ communities and then gives them a report to tell them what they can do better.

What you'll find is "woke" companies like Meta, Adidas, Kohl's, Target, Nike Google & Microsoft (the latter 4 are National Corporate Partners of the Human Rights Campaign) all have scores of 100 points.

As an example, my employer...which is constantly creating groups and sessions for every possible group that is out there, only has a score of 20 points. I'm speculating here but, it may be that my company isn't forcing this down people's throats or changing their logo to a rainbow in June to show support for pride month. They aren't forcing people to attend sessions on "unconscious bias" or "inclusive thoughts" but are making things available to those that might be interested.

Frankly, I think this score is bogus and should never have been allowed to become "a thing". You're going to rank a company based on how inclusive some extremist group thinks they are and dock them points when they don't implement your suggestions for improvement.

My company has offices and employees around the world, 40,000+ of them, and I'm curious to know how those folks feel about the inclusion efforts of their own employer. Just in my small group, we have multiple people that are part of the LGBTQ community. Our head of HR is also part of that group. I don't care about the opinion of some committee, whose entire purpose is to search out situations that they think might be offensive to a small group of people.

I know someone that works at a huge law firm and they also have a score of 100 but I also know that they are forcing their employees to attend mandatory sessions in inclusion, equality and other topics that the woke agenda is pushing on the masses. Coincidence?

Surprisingly, Chik Fil A doesn't even have an entry on the CEI index so I'm not sure if they are only reviewing certain types of companies, like publicly traded, or if they just gave Chik Fil A a zero score so they don't even list them. 

Use this link to check out any companies that you are affiliated with to see their CEI score.


Monday, October 17, 2022

Why would anyone vote against the Inflation Reduction Act?

For those of you that were appalled when Biden said Republicans voting against social security, healthcare, etc...let's have a quick lesson in how bills work in congress.

First, a bill isn't simply a 2-3 page document that discusses a single topic for review. No, most bills are hundreds of pages long and include many topics that aren't even remotely related to the main issue in the bill.

That's why when someone says a certain person voted against something, it's probably a LIE! There are so many pet projects tacked onto these bills that it's just another way of sneaking in your agenda under something that is truly a bi-partisan issue.

That's the norm in congress. Take a hot topic, like healthcare, create a bill to lower costs, that nobody would ever disagree with, and then tack on a bunch of other projects and funding requests for things that fit your personal agenda...even when they aren't related to healthcare.

Don't believe me? Go to the congress website and look at any of the bills that are out there. 90% of them include multiple topics and hundreds of pages of information that politicians are trying to push through without anyone noticing. This isn't new and happens from both sides.

Take a look at all the requests in the Inflation Reduction Act. Explain to me how these things are actually going to reduce inflation? Nothing in here helps all Americans and there are all sorts of stipulations and qualifications that you have to meet in order for any of the rebates listed to be available to you.

If someone votes against a bill, it's probably because they don't believe giving out billions of tax payer dollars, as listed in the bill, will actually benefit the american people. Isn't that why you selected your congress people? To make the best decisions for us? Not every bill is in the interest of the majority of americans. As a citizen, you need to use half your brain and don't blindly believe what the politicians and media feed you!


https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376


What's the real problem with America?

There are so many things wrong with the world right now that I'm not really sure where to start. 

First, it's not a gun problem...let's just start out with that. Guns have been around, and could be ordered through the sears catalog for a long time, and not been nearly the issue they are until recent decades. Why is that?

Could it possibly be due to the mentality that has been taking over during the last few decades where everyone has to be a winner and people are taught that they are victims? Could it be that the younger generations have grown up being told that they are either racists or victims of racism before most of them even had a clue what racism is?

The social justice warriors in the media have been forcing their demands for "justice" down our throats for a long time. Claiming the violence and riots is justified to get equality for all. What they are really doing is promoting generations of young people that don't understand what it means to take personal responsibility for their actions and work hard to achieve their dreams.

It's always someone else's fault if they can't get ahead or don't get what they want. If someone disagrees with them, they are oppressed and victimized by the opinions of others. They can't argue what they believe because their beliefs are based on feelings and not facts so they just verbally, and sometimes physically, attack anyone that dares to disagree with them.

We've also become overly accepting of depravity in all areas of life. The push for gay marriage completely went overboard and now they want to have drag queens and sex talks with elementary aged kids in schools. Their pride parades often consist of half naked people, in bondage wear, dancing provocatively. I don't care what your sexuality is but it's not meant to be paraded in the streets, and especially not in schools.

As long as your lifestyle isn't hurting anyone, I don't care what you do at home but we have to stop promoting this stuff in public...regardless of what your choices are. Sexual activities are not meant to be shared and paraded in public. Keep that crap at home.

Until America returns to morality based humanity, our country is doomed.

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

January 6th is nothing more than a witch hunt

Over 700 people have been charged for their roles in the events that occurred at the capital on January 6th. Merrick Garland vowed to hold accountable those responsible, "whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy". 

He doesn't seem to have been nearly as passionate or vocal about all the people that caused death and destruction, for months on end, during the antifa/blm riots. Is anyone really surprised by the double standard?

In addition to the biased representation by the media, those leaning right have been unfairly discriminated against by crowdfunding sources and financial institutions. Plenty of GoFundMe accounts were set up to bail out people arrested during the antifa/blm riots but accounts for January 6th participants and Kyle Rittenhouse were shut down. 

Truckers in the convoy that were supporting our freedoms had their bank accounts frozen without cause. Democrats, celebrities and the media promoted protests and violence to demand justice for what the left perceived was discrimination...yet these instigators have never been accused of being domestic terrorists or insurrectionists.

It seems that anyone that stands up for what is right, the constitution, morality, common sense & freedom is labeled a domestic terrorist. If you want your country to abide by the constitution and to uphold the current laws, without bowing to the woke mob that wants to cancel the things they don't agree with, you're an insurrectionist. If you want your children to be taught reading, writing and arithmetic...but not sexuality and the like, you're a bigot.


Monday, June 6, 2022

Gun Control

Some members of congress, and the president, want new gun laws put in place. They want to ban magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, thereby making most existing pistols illegal, automatically. I'm still trying to understand how these people think implementing new laws will, somehow, convince criminals to stop doing criminal shit.

All this is going to do is increase the number of underground gun sales and turn law abiding citizens into criminals if they don't allow currently owned firearms to be grandfathered in.

Perhaps if they'd get rid of "GUN FREE" zones, where criminals know they can commit their crimes with little resistance, things would be different.

Perhaps if we secured our schools and protected our children as well as we do members of congress, things would be different.

Perhaps if we raised our children to know right from wrong and to not believe they are victims that are entitled to "justice" when they get offended, things would be different. 

Mass shootings weren't even a thing until the last several decades, yet guns were around and easily accessible all this time. Many families owned guns and taught their children to use and respect firearms. We need to get back to the ways of the early 1900's and teach our children real values and morality. The recent push for acceptance and wokeness has turned our society into mentally unstable cowards that can't handle real world situations.