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To: tejek who wrote (158255)	1/16/2003 11:17:35 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573959

I agree that A.A. is not the best solution but you tell me how do we make up for nearly 200 hundred years of oppression in which a whole segment of the population has become of underclass? 1 - Black people in the US have been making progress including progress in areas where affirmative action is not an issue. 2 - Affirmative action doesn't make up for anything. It just adds to the injustice in the country and helps continue racial animosity. The W. Germans had a similar problem when they joined with the East. Even though there were some real doubts and concerns, they raised the wages of the East Germans to that of the W. Germans. It wasn't really fair to anyone but it was the fastest way to ameliorate the disparities caused by 50 years of division. They didn't give affirmitive action to people from the West. They didn't really even raise the wages in the east to the level in the west. They set the follow of the East German mark to be equal to the West. This meant that the people in the East had larger salaries then they other wise would have, but because of that it greatly increased unemployment in the East. Tim

To: tejek who wrote (158255)	1/17/2003 12:31:52 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573959

Ted, <how do we make up for nearly 200 hundred years of oppression in which a whole segment of the population has become of underclass?> I can go on about community programs, mentorship, and good old fashioned family values, but I'm sure we already see eye-to-eye on these solutions. Ultimately, the first step toward any sort of reconciliation, especially the racial type, is forgiveness. And we can help that spirit along by setting examples and realizing that our character has very broad implications throughout society. I'm sorry if I'm speaking ... er ... metaphysically or whatever, but that's the only way to solve these problems. And if the government should ever get involved, it should be local, community-based, and accountable. We're way too big and diverse of a nation to let federal programs be the norm. Tenchusatsu