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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (414418)	9/6/2008 9:06:51 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577183

"Affirmative action is a fake solution to a real problem." Whaddaya got that's a REAL, better solution?

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (414418)	9/6/2008 12:28:19 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577183

>They're like leading questions. They already assume the racial divide exists and will continue to exist no matter what. It does exist. There's no doubt about it. Ir may not exist forever, but it certainly has for 500 years and will continue to do so for at least another generation. >Color-blind gives way to reverse-discrimination. The "advantageous" race has to watch what he or she says, lest anything be taken as "offensive" by the "disadvantageous" race. So? >Result: Separation. Subjects of race are taboo. No communication. A minefield of sensitivity. Yeah, right. The racial divide is because people get called out on saying "uppity." >Try taking a step further beyond race and culture. We are all individuals here, heavily influenced by our circumstances, by which for the most part could fit stereotypes but more often than not breaks them. The circumstances are never equal, so why focus only on the race-based ones and not the others? Whoever said that we should focus only on race-based circumstances? A significant amount of the issue at hand is based on class, but if you mention that to the right, it's a "class war." >I state the obvious: Affirmative action is a fake solution to a real problem. No, it's just that it's a drop in the bucket. -Z