"“Inclusion” is a red flag. The goal should be non-discrimination; past that is only fanatical compulsion."

Yeah, this is where it's tricky. Of course, I agree; the goal is a non-discriminatory society. But when there are many people in a society who still discriminate, isn't it necessary to give them a push if you want that non-discriminatory society to actually appear?

DEI is far from the only (or correct) way to give that push. I think it's all a huge mess. But I understand the impulse that led to this place.