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To: tejek who wrote (158214)	1/16/2003 3:56:05 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1586745

Ted, <Although the wealth and power stills resides overwhelmingly in the hands of the white man, A.A. helps level the playing field to some degree.> Affirmative action is not the right solution. It's falls under the category of what I call "fake solutions to real problems." Among other things, it gives minorities a false impression that they should depend on handouts because of their circumstances. And of course, you can bet how enthusiastic I am about a policy that gives us Asians the shaft. Tenchusatsu

To: tejek who wrote (158214)	1/16/2003 4:55:16 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586745

Ted, Do you need affirmative action? So you don't think you are good enough? Can't do it on your own? Deprived childhood? What's the problem? Jim

To: tejek who wrote (158214)	1/16/2003 5:04:20 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586745

Ending affirmative action (or more precisely government run or government imposed affirmative action) is a good thing because it is just itself and by promoting the idea of treating people as people rather then as members of a race it will have the long run effect of reducing race consciousness and racism. AA esp government imposed affirmitive action (I'm against the practice by private groups and companies as well but feel it is there right to do it if they want to), pits races against each other in competition for special benefits and makes it more likely that people will feel frustration and or anger over racially related issues. You single people out by race and they are more likely to identify themselves by their race and look at people of other races as "them" as the people their race as a group is competing against. Tim

To: tejek who wrote (158214)	1/16/2003 6:06:51 PM
From: hmaly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586745

Ted Re..And once again, eliminating affirmative action would be a good thing if people of color, women etc in this country were in fact treated equal under the law. << While some of the discrimination comes from old habits, a lot of the African American problems can be traced to leaders who demand more from others, than demanding more performance from themselves. To have your leaders shaking down businesses, and then wonder why they don't like you is ridiculous. Sharpton claiming police brutality in the Brawley case, and continuing the charge well after he found out the truth, is ridiculous. Black communities actively dissing their kids who go to school, shouldn't be complaining when their kids can't do as well academically. Although the wealth and power stills resides overwhelmingly in the hands of the white man, Who are you kidding, the Asian americans are the wealthiest ethnic group in this country. The students from the asian community dominate the elite in college, and get the best jobs when they graduate. Why would children from the Asian community need points. Which is your problem; not all minorities need help, just a certain group, whose leaders fail to stress the importance of education, preferring welfare over a good job.