Robert Kraft and the Patriots just surrendered to the DEI mafia

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been conquered. The Defending Elite Ignorance mafia — DEI — forced the billionaire to hire a football coach with beliefs that contradict his own.

That’s the point of diversity, equity, and inclusion. It’s a system designed to root out the final remnants of Christian values from America’s workforce. It’s a system designed specifically to make white men bow to Marxist ideology in the name of progress.

Kraft took a knee Wednesday.

Kraft and the New England Patriots introduced their replacement for legendary coach Bill Belichick. The organization elevated linebackers coach Jerod Mayo, a former Patriots first-round draft pick, to the job.

In today’s world, it’s a shining achievement for an old, powerful white man. The 82-year-old entrepreneur handed his most prized possession over to a 37-year-old black man, proving (for the moment) that Robert Kraft isn’t racist.

I sincerely hope Mayo is successful. But I don’t blame anyone for having doubts. Mayo and his boss see the world quite differently, which is usually a bad sign for long-term success.

High-profile football coaches are proudly stating that they see race because identifying racism is a life purpose. This is insanity.

Kraft is a proponent of a color-blind approach to promoting fairness and a meritocratic work environment. His new coach isn’t.

Wednesday, the media, of course, leaned into the alleged “history” of Mayo being the first black head coach of the New England Patriots. A reporter asked Kraft what it meant to him to hire a black coach. Here’s what he said:

Let me say this to you: I’m really color-blind in terms of I know what I feel like on Sunday when we lose, and I can just tell you that after my family, my passion is with the New England Patriots, and there’s something else very close second, but winning at the Patriots is my passion. I want to get the best people I can get. I chose the best head coach for this organization. He happens to be a man of color. But I chose him because I believe he’s best to do the job.

Mayo followed Kraft and offered a very different answer:

I appreciate [Robert Kraft] and the organization selecting me to be a black head coach. I would say that what [Kraft] just talked about, that was in the locker room. You want your locker room to be pretty diverse, and you want the world to look like that. What I will say, though, is I do see color because I believe if you don’t see color, you can’t see racism.

Kraft did not hire Mayo to be “a black head coach.” Kraft hired him to be the coach of the Patriots and to build a winning culture.

The owner of the Patriots believes in a color-blind approach. He hired a coach who thinks part of his life purpose is to see racism. It’s not a mature, healthy life purpose. You prioritize seeing color so you can justify and implement discrimination.

This is the point of identity politics. It’s a justification for discrimination.

The owner of the Patriots promotes color-blindness and meritocracy. The head coach doesn’t. The organization’s Twitter feed promoted Mayo’s worldview and ignored Kraft’s. The owner and the head coach are at odds on day one.

Kraft won’t dare correct Mayo. Kraft has been bullied into believing his worldview doesn’t need to be reflected in the leaders he chooses to run his football team.

Who owns and operates a business and doesn’t want leadership that reflects his or her values and beliefs? A coward.

No one in the media will get a legitimate opportunity to challenge Mayo’s warped approach to race. Most in the media are too afraid, or they share Mayo’s Marxist-influenced point of view.

For 100 years, black people begged white Americans to be color-blind. We all knew that bigots prioritized seeing race so that they knew which groups to discriminate against.

Now, high-profile football coaches are proudly stating they see race because identifying racism is a life purpose. This is insanity.

Kraft is ashamed of his beliefs. He can’t muster the courage to stand on the values that allowed America to overcome slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, and blatant unfairness.

He’s been conquered.