sprocket

Wow what a good thread. It has gone slightly off topic but I think the question posed by the thread starter is an important one. Diversity is such a buzzword these days. Its fast approaching the same status as the phrase "for our children". So overused, any meaning this word had, has become diluted. This word, like the phrase "for our children" gets repeated like a mantra whenever a politician wants to inject the appearance of some nobility into whatever self-serving schemes they are trumpeting. Its a great slogan, and great marketing for any legislation you attatch it too. Not much else. Im sure there are other good reasons for diversity in your enviroment besides greater exposure to foreign cuisine, but I have a hard time figuring out what exactly those reasons are that would justify the laws we pass to accomplish it.

If anyone has a hard time figuring out why affirmative action is wrong.. just ask yourself why we dont apply the same policy towards other criminal acts. What makes race/sex discrimination so special, that its the one crime where someones guilt is automatically presumed, instead of innocence? Mabye we should follow affirmative action to its logical conclusion, and punish any supervisor that must consider two equally qualified candidates of different races/sexes with jail time, fines, community service, and of course, compulsory diversity re-education classes before a hiring decision is ever made.

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