In an OPED on The Hill, Eric Green reveals his true colors as a champion of radical left policies at NHGRI, hijacking scientific integrity for his woke agenda. He's more interested in playing identity politics than advancing actual science, forcing discomfort and division where there should be merit and unity. His call for guilt and introspection is just a ploy to push his divisive ideology.

“The authors propose an ethos: a fundamental, anti-racist approach for cultivating diversity in science. As scientists and, more importantly, as humans, the genomics community must adopt a new model of behavior, both within the workplace and by our personal actions.

“Without discomfort, racism cannot be challenged,” the paper’s lead author, sociologist Dr. Shameka Thomas, writes. “Anti-racism means recognizing that privilege, in particular white privilege, is a reality that has enabled some groups greater access to research opportunities and research training experiences that are not solely based on individual merit.”

Those can be hard words for people who consider themselves allies to the causes of anti-racism and diversity. But, as she notes, that discomfort is necessary for progress.

As a white man, I am willing to embrace my own discomfort to help create change.

My NHGRI leadership team and I have been frustrated by the lack of diversity in both the field in general and the genomics workforce specifically. In the last year, we have been critically introspective about the changes that we must make, and embrace the model described by Thomas and her colleagues.

To cultivate and adopt an anti-racist environment, we must be intentional and self-aware of our character, culture and climate. We must foster a workplace rooted in safety and openness, where scientists of color and persons of other diverse backgrounds can speak without fear of judgment or retribution.

This culture should empower scientists to talk about topics like race and diversity in ways that support introspection and reflection, to intentionally cultivate an anti-racist environment for all employees. We should also strive to recruit a greater diversity of candidates for leadership positions.”

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On X/Twitter, Eric Green was pushing the radical left's DEIA and Health Equity agenda within NHGRI, championing policies that prioritize racist identity politics over merit in the workforce.