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Except the vast majority of people who use "diversity is our strength" as a slogan are focused on superficial "diversity", while ironically still demanding all remain in ideological lockstep; no diversity of that kind tolerated within the 'in-group', that's for sure, lol.
There's much more true, pragmatically 'useful' diversity in, for example, a group of ten white males whose values and views cross the political etc. spectrums, than in a group of ten people of all different races, half male half female, who all have the exact same political views and values as each other.
The Olympics is about 'blindly' rewarding the best of the best, regardless of those superficial characteristics, so the "diversity is our strength" ideologues don't get to 'claim' it, its premise directly contradicts those people's values--they'd rather a job position be filled by someone who meets a sex or race quota, than simply hiring whoever is best for the job, etc.
I don't believe you.
It's an extremely obvious truth. Whenever that ideological group either praises the existence of diversity or criticizes the lack of it, they're always talking about something superficial, like race or sex. I defy you to find me a single example of someone using that phrase, who is defining "diversity" as a variety in ideological/political/value differences. You know, something that actually makes people different in a meaningful way.
I use the phrase diversity is strength all the time, and I don't give a shit what color someone is. My team can be identical skin tones but I want people with different perspectives and backgrounds which leads to them having different subconscious filters. My field is information analysis and if you have the same subconscious filter as me you're useless to me, I might as well ask myself what I think. I need people who are different than me to bounce ideas off of, none of us have the whole picture. It's extra noticeable in my field but applies everywhere else as well.