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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Cynth..sounds more like a quota system than affirmative action policies.
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We probably disagree on the meaning of racism
My definition is a belief that one racial group believes it is superior to others and uses its "majority" position, through power, prejudice and discrimination, to maintain its position of dominance.
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That's what Affirmative Action is/was in a nutshell. Quotas. Percentage of color/gender in the population of whatever institution there is. A company, school, police force, etc was not allowed to be al white males. Most times the quotas were based on the surrounding population.
What'd you think it was?
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
dawg....what other fairer and more significant ways to level the playing do you think might work better?
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Education at the primary level. In this country, too many districts base their school system on the taxes that district brings in. Hence, poorer districts have substandard educational opportunities. There are states that distribute the taxes taken in rather than leave it to their localities. This needs to be across the country, not just a select few.
Do away totally with AA and stress the importance of doing well, not placing well.