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Susan Rice Tells College Grads There Are Too Many White People in Top Government PostsSource: town hall (http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2016/05/12/susan-rice-tells-college-grads-there-are-too-many-whites-in-top-government-posts-n2161956)
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Speaking to graduates of Florida International University, White House National Security Adviser lamented on Wednesday that there are too many white people in top government positions. The lack of diversity, she added, puts our nation at risk because they all think alike.
Referring to criticism that the U.S. national security workforce is “white, male and Yale,” Ms. Rice (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/susan-e-rice/) told the graduates, “In the halls of power, in the faces of our national security leaders, America is still not fully reflected.”
“By now, we should all know the dangers of ‘groupthink,’ where folks who are alike often think alike,” she said. “By contrast, groups comprised of different people tend to question one another’s assumptions, draw on divergent perspectives and experiences, and yield better outcomes.”
Her comments were reminiscent of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who said in a speech in 2001, before Mr. Obama appointed her to the high court, “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”
Diverse leaders, she said, “can often come up with more creative insights, proffer alternative solutions and thus make better decisions.”
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Speaking to graduates of Florida International University, White House National Security Adviser lamented on Wednesday that there are too many white people in top government positions. The lack of diversity, she added, puts our nation at risk because they all think alike.
Referring to criticism that the U.S. national security workforce is “white, male and Yale,” Ms. Rice (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/susan-e-rice/) told the graduates, “In the halls of power, in the faces of our national security leaders, America is still not fully reflected.”
“By now, we should all know the dangers of ‘groupthink,’ where folks who are alike often think alike,” she said. “By contrast, groups comprised of different people tend to question one another’s assumptions, draw on divergent perspectives and experiences, and yield better outcomes.”
Her comments were reminiscent of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who said in a speech in 2001, before Mr. Obama appointed her to the high court, “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”
Diverse leaders, she said, “can often come up with more creative insights, proffer alternative solutions and thus make better decisions.”
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