I agree with you that many of the broad suggestions can be read that way. However, when the post suggests which concrete groups EA should target for the sake of philosophical and political diversity, they all seem to line up on one particular side of the aisle:
EAs should increase their awareness of their own positionality and subjectivity, and pay far more attention to e.g. postcolonial critiques of western academia
What politics are postcolonial critics of Western academia likely to have?
EAs should study other ways of knowing, taking inspiration from a range of academic and professional communities as well as indigenous worldviews
EA institutions and community-builders should promote diversity and inclusion more, including funding projects targeted at traditionally underrepresented groups
When the term âtraditionally underrepresented groupsâ is used, does it typically refer to rural conservatives, or to other groups? What politics are these other groups likely to have?
As you pointed out, this postâs suggestions could be read as encouraging universal diversity, and I agree that the authors would likely endorse your explanation of the consequences of that. I also donât think itâs unreasonable to say that this post is coded with a political lean, and that many of the postâs suggestions can be reasonably read as nudging EA towards that lean.
I agree with you that many of the broad suggestions can be read that way. However, when the post suggests which concrete groups EA should target for the sake of philosophical and political diversity, they all seem to line up on one particular side of the aisle:
What politics are postcolonial critics of Western academia likely to have?
What politics are academics, professional communities, or indigenous Americans likely to have?
When the term âtraditionally underrepresented groupsâ is used, does it typically refer to rural conservatives, or to other groups? What politics are these other groups likely to have?
As you pointed out, this postâs suggestions could be read as encouraging universal diversity, and I agree that the authors would likely endorse your explanation of the consequences of that. I also donât think itâs unreasonable to say that this post is coded with a political lean, and that many of the postâs suggestions can be reasonably read as nudging EA towards that lean.