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Woe is me, i have to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune because i am white. Quit whining. Even with quotas and AA, white people still generally have a higher quality of life than minorities. White people run this country. White people get the benefit of the doubt more often than minorities when it comes to the police, retailers, loan applications, etc. It seems that, in buying all the decorations for this pity-party we have forgotten a little thing called white privelidge. White americans have been benefitting from de facto affirmative action since before america was a nation, and we continue to benefit from it.
I don't think AA is the answer, but i think when it comes to complaining about discrimination, it is just another example that white people have finally arrived at the "racial injustice" party. The only difference now is that instead of throwing the party, we're just another guest and it irks the hell out of some of us. The funny thing is that, when most white people complain about being discriminated against, they only think that they are being discriminated against. They only pewl about "the poor, suffering white people". As far as they're concerned, racism ended somewhere between mlk's death and the cosby show.
In fact, to interpret what some folks think from what they have said, minorities are all actually in a much better position than white people in america today. "My goodness! They're getting all of the jobs, they're crowding out all of the white people in colleges and universities accross the nation!!"
Stop feeling sorry for yourself, white people. You're still better of than the average minority. You(the general you) weren't too bothered by discrimination until it happened to you.
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