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Leftover_123 · 09-17-2005, 08:32 AM

to say that we'll make it a non-factor is unrealistic. it's not something that can be easily made a non-factor. i live in the south, and i can honestly say that there's no amount of "ok, we're going to have a color-blind society" that would make it actually happen here. there's not a lot to be done, short of AA programs, that would make many of the businesses in the area i live hire black people. and even then, the hope of them seeing black people as equals is something that i doubt i'll see happen within my lifetime. so to eliminate these programs, though i disagree with a lot of the ideology behind them, would do nothing more than allow this racism that's not going away in many areas of the country to prevent people from getting jobs.

until society truly is color-blind, which may be many generations from now, race is going to be a factor.

is AA an idea that's inherently flawed? sure... but until someone comes up with something better, it's what we've got, and i think there's at least some merit to it

09-17-2005, 08:32 AM	#32 (permalink)
Leftover_123 Upright	to say that we'll make it a non-factor is unrealistic. it's not something that can be easily made a non-factor. i live in the south, and i can honestly say that there's no amount of "ok, we're going to have a color-blind society" that would make it actually happen here. there's not a lot to be done, short of AA programs, that would make many of the businesses in the area i live hire black people. and even then, the hope of them seeing black people as equals is something that i doubt i'll see happen within my lifetime. so to eliminate these programs, though i disagree with a lot of the ideology behind them, would do nothing more than allow this racism that's not going away in many areas of the country to prevent people from getting jobs. until society truly is color-blind, which may be many generations from now, race is going to be a factor. is AA an idea that's inherently flawed? sure... but until someone comes up with something better, it's what we've got, and i think there's at least some merit to it Last edited by Leftover_123; 09-17-2005 at 08:35 AM..