The Obama Presidency

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Originally Posted by Bojack

Before AA and various other civil rights policies very often the most qualified/popular WHITE guy got the job. AA didn't come about for shits and giggles. It was designed to stop the very discrimination you think is wrong. You're essentially fighting yourself on this.

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It's irrelevant what it was designed to do 40 years ago. It solely prevents the most qualified candidate from being hired today if it has any effect at all. The fact that people think it's necessary at all today says that it has been incredibly ineffective. How many decades of unbalancing the playing field does it take? If there still isn't parity, maybe someone should have done a root cause analysis a long time ago.

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Originally Posted by Vasteel

It doesn't matter what you know as long as this is still the case.

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that is a logical fallacy.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

How many decades of unbalancing the playing field does it take?

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As long as the primary group in jail is minorities.
As long as it is a big deal when a minority gets a certain job.
As long as many schools are funded by property tax, thus keeping mostly minority areas badly educated and ill equipped for society as a whole.

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Originally Posted by Gooch

Insignificant babble like this is what adds weight on the backs of those who carry our country to greatness, gnats of this face of one who should be focusing on continued evolution and progress. Blacks, whites, latinos, Asians, etc., you're all just mortals to me.

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It's sad to me that I was really hoping my post wasn't the last post before this.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

It's irrelevant what it was designed to do 40 years ago

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How is fighting discrimination irrelevant? America is no where near "not racist enough" for this to go away. Even with AA the playing field ain't balanced in minority favor.

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Originally Posted by Fe 26

that is a logical fallacy.

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How so?
Or are you in need of some more R. Kelly-style Real Talk?

The quality of how something is expressed does not affect the truth of it.

Yes it does.

not really =O

reality exist outside of us. People's ability to discuss it has no bearing on it. The laws of physics were still working when man could only grunt and pick his nose. And it will keep on working if I describe it poorly or use a comma splice. The truth is the truth and facts are facts, regardless of their messenger.

If said messenger speaks/types like a neanderthal. Then, people laugh at/make fun of him and ignore the message completely.