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To: E who wrote (13275)	5/20/2002 7:55:39 PM
From: E	Respond to of 21057

Message 17493036 That's a link to a question about Jean Paul Sartre. About a story I read about him. That I can't find any source for, though I've looked. In case someone happens to have Sartre factoids floating around in their head....

To: E who wrote (13275)	5/20/2002 11:58:20 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

But I don't understand your first sentence. Are you saying you don't believe that blacks were discriminated against in employment on the basis of race for many decades, but are just claiming this? Interesting. I think we're speaking different languages, although both appear to be English. I don't see how you got that out of what I said. But to answer your question: OF COURSE they did. Anybody who doubts that has an agenda they're pushing. But the answer to discrimination is not more discrimination: it's equal opportunity. IMO race-based affirmative action gives benefits to some, as you say, but at great cost, and not only to whites. One effect they have is that if you do see a black or hispanic in a decent job or school, there is a tendency to think that they gt there because of affirmative action and are not as qualifed as a white in the same position.