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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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Yes. No.
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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 a program in which employers are required to give preferential treatment to minorities and, to a lesser extent, women, in the hiring process. No it is absolutely not the best approach - in fact, it's an idiotic one because it makes race / gender an issue. It guarantees animosity between the races and sexes, and doesn't solve anything in the end.
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Affirmative action--Should programs be based on economic need rather than a history of discriminatory treatment?
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They shouldn't be based on either one. They should be abolished.
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Affirmative action programs--Are they constitutional?
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No. There is nothing in the constitution that gives the government the right to force a business to hire a black woman.
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Affirmative action programs—Do All Minorities benefit from such programs?
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Do you mean all individual minorities, as in 100% of black people, or do you mean all minorities as in blacks, asians, mexicans, etc?
Either way, the answer is obviously no.
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Affirmative action programs--How have women benefited?
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By being hired when more qualified male applicants were not.
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Affirmative action programs--Should they be continued?
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Absolutely not.
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Affirmative action programs--What constitutes an effective civil rights policy?
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One which works to change attitudes. Going up to a KKK member and telling him "look bubba, you MUST hire this black man" will not suddenly make him embrace minorities. A good civil rights policy is one which educates people to the concept that race/gender/etc does not matter when judging a person. Affirmative Action goes against that concept by saying race DOES matter because we have to meet hiring quotas.
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Affirmative action programs on campus--Are they still needed?
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No.
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Affirmative action programs on campus--Do they benefit minority students and faculty members?
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Minorities are given preferential treatment when being considered for hire or as a student. That would be a pretty big benefit.
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African American education and employment trends--How are they related?
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What does being black have to do with this statistic? It's the same for all races. More education = more likelihood of a better job.
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Affirmative Action—amend it or end it?
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End it.