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Quote by: shield772  In my opinion it was necessary when it was enacted |
Why? Were "minorities" back then really less capable than white males and, thus, in need of special treatment by way of lower standards, lower test scores, and preference in hiring and admissions? It smacks of typical leftist paternalism. What was needed back then was simply vigorous enforcement of the 14th amendment.
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, but now it has become a crutch to minorities who will not strive to become better and it is a thorn in the side of race relations,
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No doubt.
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our society will only become equal when we stop seeing people for their race.
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You mean like the concept of the melting pot that America used to talk about - the idea of shedding your ancestry and the culture of the motherland and just being American?