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I think the problem is that people become so entrenched in their position on this issue that they don't try to compromise. There are those who say affirmative action was never needed and others who will always say it's needed, no matter what.
I think affirmative action was clearly needed in the 70s and it has done alot of good since then. Is everything perfect now? Of course not and numerous studies bear that out, but I think its unrealistic to think it ever will be. Affirmative action needs to reformed and gradually scaled back. Nowadays, more and more people are using the rationale of diversity to justify affirmative action, which doesn't make sense to me. If affirmative action is needed to continue its original purpose, that's fine. But don't make up excuses to justify its existence.
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