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And how do you suppose we do this?
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Equally under the law. And no racial group is more a victim of racism than another in America and that includes white people. Should I be able to go to Harlem and force a black owned business to hire me because I'm white? No. Should anyone be able to get a spot in college with lower grades than everyone else just because I'm black? No. Should the most qualified company with the best bid be turned down for a government contract just because another company happens to be owned by a Hispanic person? No.
Some people just don't get it. Laws don't change people's attitudes. They never have and never will. There will always be stupid and ignorant racists regardless of which race they are. There are plenty of Hispanics, blacks, middle-easterners, Asians, pacific islanders, American Indians, etc. that hate white people or each other, and vice-versa. Laws don't change that. And they should be allowed to be stupid and act any way they want. If they own a company and don't want to hire someone based on their race boycotts of their products might change their mind, but laws won't.
You can't make laws against rude behavior, or someone's attitude. It puts the government in the dangerous position of being the "thought" police and that's totally wrong. Everyone in America thinks they're a victim and it's all the fault of white guys who may or may not be related to people in the past that committed injustice to someone who isn't alive.
Nobody is entitled to any special treatment based on race. Not even if their ancestors were the victims of injustice. Frankly, I'm sick to death of idiots with the, "Your grandfather did something bad to my grandfather so now you owe me something" attitude. Especially since my grandparents came to America after slavery and endured the same exact social stigma and racism as blacks and Chinese.
Affirmative actions perpetuate racism rather than eliminating it. They victimize one group at the expense of others. They are without a doubt wrong in every way. Perhaps they were needed in the 60's, rarely in the 70's, almost never in the 80's, unheard of in the 90's, and haven't been needed now for a very long time.
We're all the same or we're all different. You can't have it both ways. We must all fall under the same rules and same laws with no special treatment for any group and base everything on meritocracy at least with government jobs. If small private (say 500 employees or less) companies want to discriminate based on race, religion, age, etc. it's not the role of government to punish them but rather society at large. And they will be harmed far more by those who vote with their dollars than anything else.
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Syc - I'm sure you've heard teh old addage about argueing with idiots - apply.
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Jaguar, you're not worthy of a reply by me, but I'm feeling generous so here you go. You're an insignificant mindless little dweeb who couldn't hope to keep up in a debate with me on your best day and my worst. You lack the mental capacity to comprehend even the simplest concepts. I've forgotten more about computers and networking than you'll ever know. You're a complete and utter moron who lacks any understanding of the constitution or even of the world around him. You are perpetually in a fantasy world with no grasp on reality. I pity you and your ilk because you are too stupid to even know how stupid you are. You are truly a worthless excuse for a human being let alone someone worthy of having a conversation with. You're a living, breathing joke.
Thomas Paine was talking about you when he said, "To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead."