Mr Chimp, you claim that diversity is in itself meritorious, and that it "strengthens organizations" to "select for diversity," all other things being equal. It would be useful if you would expand upon your assertions, because they are not self-evidently true. They exist in the realm of opinion and sentiment (your own), not in the domain of fact. It would also help if you would explain how your mode of "selecting" does not discriminate against a "non-diverse" human being (read: white male) who is fully qualified for a position yet is rejected because of his skin-colour, religion, or land of origin, etc. You might also consider that "qualifications" are almost never equal, and that *excellence*, being measurable through examination results and achievements in previous positions, is the criterion that employers should *mainly* rely upon in the hiring process. Otherwise, Mr Chimp, the corridors of power and the halls of academe will echo with  needlessly mediocre monkey-business.