Denmark, Netherlands react to Trump's DEI ultimatum
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I'm pretty sure that eliminating DEI is against EU law, so I'm not sure how they are supposed to conform (and, of course, they shouldn't). Maybe sue the US government for breach of contract and move on.
Ericsson did it, so can't be that much against EU law. Though maybe they can sneak around it by being huge and multinational?
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Nice thanks.
If you want you can add it to a post with
like this:
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Summary
Denmark and the Netherlands criticized Trump’s demand that foreign companies with U.S. government contracts eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Denmark called for a coordinated EU response, labeling the move a potential trade barrier.
The Trump administration sent letters to European firms—including in France and Belgium—warning they must comply with a DEI ban or risk losing U.S. contracts.
European officials condemned the letters, defending DEI as essential to corporate responsibility. The EU Commission is reviewing the situation, while the U.S. State Department called the effort a compliance measure.
Strong reaction from the Netherlands as well: "Meanwhile, a Dutch minister said she was not aware of any Trump orders to firms in the Netherlands, but warned that similar orders targeting Europe create "more uncertainty" for them."
/sarcasm -
As a US citizen, I consider the current administration an enemy, too.
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I feel like every conversation with someone from another country I have to preface it with "sorry, I hate his guts too"
Just to be clear for you and the people replying on this thread, we don't hate americans, we hate the asshole and his goons. I don't think you in particular should say sorry, unless you voted for him or didn't vote at all(while being able to), that is. But if you could vote and voted Dem, we don't think you have to be sorry.
Many hugs to you guys!
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Summary
Denmark and the Netherlands criticized Trump’s demand that foreign companies with U.S. government contracts eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Denmark called for a coordinated EU response, labeling the move a potential trade barrier.
The Trump administration sent letters to European firms—including in France and Belgium—warning they must comply with a DEI ban or risk losing U.S. contracts.
European officials condemned the letters, defending DEI as essential to corporate responsibility. The EU Commission is reviewing the situation, while the U.S. State Department called the effort a compliance measure.
As a US citizen, I really wish the official reaction was just:
Fuck off.
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Just to be clear for you and the people replying on this thread, we don't hate americans, we hate the asshole and his goons. I don't think you in particular should say sorry, unless you voted for him or didn't vote at all(while being able to), that is. But if you could vote and voted Dem, we don't think you have to be sorry.
Many hugs to you guys!
Just want to say, you absolutely should hate a large percentage of the American public.
You shouldn't hate all of us, but there are plenty worthy of hate.
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That is a very insightful comment and I thank you for sharing it with us all - and it bears repeating:
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are a set of moral ideas meant to improve human well-being and harmony.
Therefore, to be opposed to diversity, equity, and inclusion would imply that one is not driven by a desire for human well-being.
I will remember this. Thank you. (Nice username!)
Yeah, Trump and Co. are just using the term DEI as their latest bigoted dog whistle term. Here's a Reagan subordinate explaining how they evolve it over time to avoid scrutiny (trigger warnings: repeated use of N* word, YouTube link)
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Nice thanks.
If you want you can add it to a post with
like this:The obligatory follow up image
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As a US citizen, I really wish the official reaction was just:
Fuck off.
or even "we regret your requirement for cultural requirements will prevent many business opportunities and hope you can find suitable replacement goods and services. We thank you for decades of mutually-beneficial trade and look forward to opportunities in the future." ?
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As a US citizen, I really wish the official reaction was just:
Fuck off.
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He can demand the world from Denmark and France, yet he can't demand anything about the guy his admin wrongly deported to El Salvador?
Well, yeah, because the man sent to El Salvador would talk before he falls out of a 10 story window. Can't let that happen.
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Just to be clear for you and the people replying on this thread, we don't hate americans, we hate the asshole and his goons. I don't think you in particular should say sorry, unless you voted for him or didn't vote at all(while being able to), that is. But if you could vote and voted Dem, we don't think you have to be sorry.
Many hugs to you guys!
No, I know, but there appears to be a collective shame here over him. At least from everyone who knows better at least. This moronic con man with the IQ of pudding somehow won, again, but this time with the popular vote. And there's not just the embarresment that he is, its also the long term damage he's doing to our reputation. I don't live that far from canada, and I have personally noticed the dip in the number of canadian plates I see around here, and it hurts. I have more to say but I feel like I'd just be ranting.
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I wish EU's response was, that all US conpanies dealing with any government business in EU must comply to EU DEI rules
what about supply chain regulations? i've heard child labor is legal in the us now.
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The message is: don't do business with the USA. Find other, more reliable trading partners. It may be a loss in the short term, but bowing to fascist imperialism will be a much bigger loss overall.
Not really the message since the US pays big bucks for contracting, and these companies make a lot of money off it
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That is a very insightful comment and I thank you for sharing it with us all - and it bears repeating:
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are a set of moral ideas meant to improve human well-being and harmony.
Therefore, to be opposed to diversity, equity, and inclusion would imply that one is not driven by a desire for human well-being.
I will remember this. Thank you. (Nice username!)
They're also just good business sense.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are about making sure that you have a wide variety of perspectives represented within your company.
Here's a really dumb anecdote that illustrates the point; Flaming Hot Cheetos were invented by a Latino janitor. He came up with the recipe, pitched it to higher ups, and through some serious persistence managed to get them to give it a shot. It needed a god damn janitor with the dogged persistence of a god to make that idea happen, because there was no one in the rooms where the decisions happened who was able to say "Hey, maybe we'd capture the Latino market better if we made flavours that appealed to them?"
Diversity makes your business more effective. A diverse workplace can attract and keep the best talent. A diverse workplace can serve the broadest range of customers, and penetrate deeper into every market it targets. A diverse workplace can build a more healthy environment for all its employees, creating better productivity. These are all good things if you are a company that likes making money.
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As a US citizen, I really wish the official reaction was just:
Fuck off.
Same. Or somehow an effective /ignore
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TIL Equity isn't always regarding to money. I thought the E in DEI stood for equality until now.
Think of it like, "equality of opportunity" vs "equality of outcome." With equity being closer to the latter.
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Well, yeah, because the man sent to El Salvador would talk before he falls out of a 10 story window. Can't let that happen.
He felt so bad about creating this situation that he shot himself twice in the back of the head.
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Summary
Denmark and the Netherlands criticized Trump’s demand that foreign companies with U.S. government contracts eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Denmark called for a coordinated EU response, labeling the move a potential trade barrier.
The Trump administration sent letters to European firms—including in France and Belgium—warning they must comply with a DEI ban or risk losing U.S. contracts.
European officials condemned the letters, defending DEI as essential to corporate responsibility. The EU Commission is reviewing the situation, while the U.S. State Department called the effort a compliance measure.
Every time I read news about Trump I always wonder what his end goal is. Because he sounds so much like those end users who says unreasonable things like "you need to add/fix/change this" if it is done then they always comes back for more because they didn't get the end come they wanted and then it all turns out they wanted something that was reasonable (or not) but they demand changes that won't do that.
Is his end goal really getting more jobs?
And I wonder what kind of jobs he wish to create because a lot of Americans seem to have many weird jobs already like just standing in a corner pointing in a direction or taking care of your filled form by walking 3 meters to another person with it.
