You may be right, though there is always room to maneuver.
But most importantly, we have to start realizing that these racists aren't stopping at this thing called "DEI", they keep pushing the Overton window. People have to stop kowtowing to them thinking, "maybe there is some nuance I am not seeing", and then speaking recklessly making the racists unnuanced, non-researched narrative more legitimate.
I despise weak people just as much as I despise racists/evil people, and this is the very reason why. Weak people give racist/evil people more room to spread their roots, ideas/propaganda, and they inadvertently legitimize their false propaganda.
Next step is "reviewing certain people's qualifications", i.e. Black people, and "restructuring", i.e. firing them to "align with new standards", i.e. hire more non-Black to fill those roles. That's the endgame.