Nation’s 2nd Largest Defense Contractor with Large NC Presence Pushes Critical Race Theory in Employee Training

RALEIGH – In yet another example of how deeply the cultural Marxism if Critical Race Theory (CRT) has penetrated, CRT watchdog Christopher Rufo has pulled back the curtain on totally Woke equity training at the nation’s second largest defense contractor.

Raytheon Technologies, which has several installations in North Carolina, has embraced the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion movement which preaches a focus on race and presupposes white supremacy and systemic racism.

Instead of focusing on the proper design of missiles and jet engines the employee training places Woke indoctrination at the center of their mission.

Last summer, Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes launched the Stronger Together campaign instructing employees on “becoming an anti-racist today.” He signed a corporate diversity statement and then asked all Raytheon employees to sign the pledge and “check [their] own biases.” pic.twitter.com/GacZYK4gIr

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021

The program is centered on “intersectionality,” a core component of critical race theory that divides the world into competing identity groups, with race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and other categories defining an individual’s place within the hierarchy of oppression. pic.twitter.com/X82f2ZoHow

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021

Raytheon then asks white employees to deconstruct their identities and “identify [their] privilege.” The company argues that white, straight, Christian men are at the top of the oppression hierarchy—and must work on “recognizing [their] privilege” and “step aside” for minorities. pic.twitter.com/mM53oJtfs9

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021

Raytheon tells employees to “identify everyone’s race” during workplace conversations. Whites must “listen to the experiences” of “marginalized identities” and should “give [those with such identities] the floor in meetings or on calls, even if it means silencing yourself.” pic.twitter.com/fPMsfll43k

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021

Raytheon instructs white employees never to say that they “pray things change soon.” Whites must acknowledge that their own discomfort is “a fraction” of their black colleagues’, who are “exhausted, mentally drained, frustrated, stressed, barely sleeping, scared and overwhelmed.” pic.twitter.com/L3GsB8OmaO

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021

Raytheon has segregated employees by race and identity groups for black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, LGBTQ, and other intersectional categories.

This is a slide from a recent seminar on “Developing Intersectional Allyship in the Workplace.” pic.twitter.com/70MswsabxD

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021

Next, Raytheon explicitly instructs employees to oppose “equality,” defined as “treating each person the same . . . regardless of their differences,” and strive instead for “equity,” which “focuses on the equality of the outcome.” pic.twitter.com/t1IWkHcAGw

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021

Finally, in a collection of recommended resources, the company encourages white employees to “defund the police,” “participate in reparations,” “decolonize your bookshelf,” “join a local ‘white space.'” pic.twitter.com/OrQSu9FrKF

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021

Join a local ‘white space’ – you couldn’t make this stuff up and expect anyone to believe you. And yet here it is, prominently promulgated by the US military-industrial complex.

Notably, Raytheon and its subsidiaries have a strong presence in North Carolina. One subsidiary, Collins Aerospace, is headquartered in Charlotte with additional sites in Winston-Salem. Another, Pratt & Whitney, is developing a $650 million/800 job turbine foil production facility in Buncombe County.

A current job search reveals Raytheon company positions offered in Charlotte, Raleigh, Winton-Salem, Wilson, and Monroe. The job descriptions don’t necessarily scream ‘Social Justice Warrior,’ but Rufo’s reporting makes it clear that is now a core ingredient in managing their human resources.

Obviously, companies can offer whatever diversity training they want, but the question remains: Do you think our defense contractors going Woke portends good things for our actual national defense? Do you think China and Russia view Equity and Inclusion training as a deterrent?