The roots of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) stretch deep into Marxist ideology. Born from the notion of class struggle, Marxism’s obsession with dividing society into oppressors and oppressed has evolved—now it’s all about identity, diversity boxes, and quotas.

DEI slithered into every corner of society like a stealthy virus: from corporations to schools, government agencies, and even churches. What was once a cry for fairness has become an unrelenting dogma, demanding allegiance to its self-contradictory principles.

Enter the HMNZS Manawanui incident—a vivid, chilling example of where these DEI policies lead. The New Zealand Navy appointed Yvonne Gray, a former teacher from Yorkshire, as captain of this vessel. Notably, Gray is a “diversity hire,” celebrated not for her naval expertise but for ticking the right identity boxes—openly lesbian and a champion of diversity.

Sound familiar? Yeah, because we’ve had similar incidents in America involving commercial airlines, right?

But this was her moment, but not in the way DEI fanatics hoped. Under her command, the Manawanui struck a reef, caught fire, and sank off the coast of Samoa. A ship worth over $100 million—gone—and for what? Some may argue it was a tragic accident, but is that the whole story?

This catastrophe reveals the true nature of DEI, an evil Trojan horse that destroys institutions from within. In their hunger to virtue signal their “inclusivity,” the New Zealand Navy placed dozens of lives in the hands of a captain whose qualifications for leadership were, at best, questionable.

Of course, it wasn’t her personal sex life that caused the ship to sink, per se—it was her competence. The problem, though, is that under DEI’s rule, competence is secondary to quotas, and now 75 lives were at risk because of it. Overstatement? Hardly. One can only shudder to think of the consequences if the situation had escalated into an even deadlier disaster.

The hypocrisy of DEI is staggering. We’re told it’s about creating better environments, yet the wreck of the Manawanui puts on display the mindblowing incompetence it engenders. The movement to prioritize diversity over operational skill echoes across every institution embracing this ideology.

Was this disaster a wake-up call? Or will more excuses be trotted out, burying the obvious flaws in the system under layers of evasive language?

Who’s next in line for the diversity spotlight? If the goal is to hand out leadership roles based on identity, how far will this madness go? When a nation’s leaders prioritize representation over responsibility, they trade competence for virtue signaling, risking lives and resources alike.

A $100 million ship, now lying at the ocean’s bottom is just the beginning. This may have happened to a small, insignificant island nation in the South Pacific trying to make a name for itself by being as woke and tyrannical as it can be. But let this be a lesson for what happens when nations make DEI a priority—they sink.

So unless America gets its military under control, we will likely be next.