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Originally Posted by animosity
I have a debate tomorrow & must come up with some good arguments for these questions. I am having a hard time. Anyone have any thoughts? thanks.
Are there still discrimination against monitories and women? Do minorities and women truly have equal opportunities?
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Of course there is, there is also discrimination against white males sometimes. Also people are discrimiated because they are ugly, pretty, smart, dumb, fat, thin, etc. There will never be a level playing field, and the government can not regulate people's thoughts and prejudices. You have to take it upon yourself not to feel like a victem and that you are in control of your actions.
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How do you define affirmative action? Is affirmative action the best approach to the problem we are facing today?
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Affirmative action is basically just telling someone, "you are not smart of experienced enough to do this on your own so we are going to force someone to hire/accept you, not because you desirve it for your accomplihments, but because of your outward appearences
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Affirmative action--Should programs be based on economic need rather than a history of discriminatory treatment?
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While this would be better, it is still just affermative action. Studies show that low academic performance os more of a poor thing than a black or white thing. A poor black male has a much better chance of getting into college than a poor white male, even if he has better grades. Now how is this solving discrimination?
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Affirmative action programs--Are they constitutional?
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Of course not, they just change the discriminated person from (usually) a black person to a white person. You are providing differential, government funded treatment based on the color of someone's skin, which is highly unconstitutional
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Affirmative action programs—Do All Minorities benefit from such programs?
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No, for the most part Asians get almost no aid.
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Affirmative action programs--Should they be continued?
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What do you think? Of course not.
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Affirmative Action—amend it or end it?
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The only way this should be kept is if all racial, creed, and religous factors are kept out of it and only academic record and financial status are examined. As of right now, a black student with sub-par grades will be admitted and a white student with fairly good grades is denied. This is of course has nothing to do with the fact that the student is black, but just because he didn't try in high school or have the skills necassary for college. What happens is what is expected and the college student fails and drops out after a few semesters. How is this helping society?