• crystalmerchant@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Whoaaa what the fuck?!?

    The code talkers story is badass. An obscure, barely-known language is the basis for a virtually unbreakable code that significantly contributes to Allied success in WW2. This is not “woke” at all. If anything it fits perfectly into the right’s fever dream.

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      5 hours ago

      except that it suggests bipoc people have value and contribute meaningfully to our country.

      • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOP
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        3 hours ago

        Exactly. The right’s claim that they’re fighting DEI to restore merit is merely a smokescreen. These people believe that low melanin content is a precondition of merit