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  I never said I had anything against diversity. I said that skin colour isn’t “inherently a qualification” because it is fundamentally wrong and kind of fucking stupid. In fact, it completely flies in the face of MLK’s famous yet seemingly now forgotten dream — that people be judged on the content of their character rather than the colour of their skin.
  It’s literally the exact same mentality that white people used to arbitrarily qualify themselves above other races for so long.
context: And the right has made choosing unqualified federal judges a priority. >
  
  Unqualified is the key word here. They're good if they can cheat, lie and be bought. >
  
  I'm fine with this as long as they are good judges. Have more faith in him than Hochuls diverse selection in NY, who fortunately won't likely pass confirmation >
  
  Like holy fuck every one of these comment sections for stories like this are filled with concern trolls.
  With institutional racism diversity is inherently a qualification in itself as it brings us closer to a more representative republic, which I believe is a goal given that we are a representative democracy. 
  Sure, maybe that's not enough when considering individuals, but the pool of diverse and otherwise qualified is huge. Biden has absolutely been picking from that list. >
  
  
  your ethnic background is inherently a qualification
  
  Lol ok buddy >
  
  How is variety in ethnicities racist? >
  
  Who said it was racist? I’m saying your skin colour isn’t “inherently a qualification”. The vast majority of normal people don’t care about ethnicity because it’s irrelevant. Too many people are hyper focused on the colour of people’s skin, it’s totally weird dude. Saying it’s “inherently a qualification” is a step even further, it’s wacky as hell. >
  
  Well not having a variety of ethnicities in matters of justice is racist, since having a monolith of anything means it won't represent the people at large.