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Quote by: Castle  Affirmative action, for those of us who do not know, is "a policy or a program of giving preferential treatment to certain designated groups allegedly seeking to redress discrimination or bias through active measures, as in education and employment. Proponents of affirmative action generally advocate it either as a means to address past or present discrimination or to enhance racial, ethnic, gender, or other diversity" (from Wikipedia).
Problems with affirmative action:
1) It's discrimination, plain and simple. Discrimination is wrong. I thought the U.S. had established that decades ago.
2) It's hypocritical to combat discrimination with discrimination. Two wrongs do not make a right
3) It's unfair to hold people today accountable for past wrongs. People today are not responsible for discrimination that occurred in the past, but they are being punished for it.
4) It's simply a bad idea to force people to cater to the less qualified or less skilled. When one does so, one reduces the pool of competence in an area. It's more beneficial to society to help those who have the greatest potential, not to weed them out. |
This wrong has made a huge right! While we still have discrimination, look at all the people who think it is wrong, since we made a law clarifying it is wrong. When it is the White man discriminated against, he finally gets the wrongness of discrimination.
It's a great idea to cater to the less qualified or less skilled, because when we do, these people become qualified and skilled and that is what we want.
Another thread is about a police tower watching over neighborhoods. Is this the kind of world you want to create, or one where people have good social bonds? The choice is yours.