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2021-07-01 -Land of the Free

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Posted by Chinter Thrailing9515 2021-07-01 07:41|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Affirmative Action has been in practice in the US for 50 years. Initially it was pretty useful, e.g., putting out flyers in black neighborhoods to inform people of municipal sponsored summer jobs.

Then it morphed, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, into quotas.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-07-01 08:33|| 2021-07-01 08:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Lets not forget who the main beneficiaries of affirmative action are.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-07-01 08:52|| 2021-07-01 08:52|| Front Page Top

#3 ..government bureaucrats and the uni-party.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-07-01 09:17|| 2021-07-01 09:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Apologies to g(r)om for the above. His "Look at the schools" cmnt was spot on. USPS is yet another example.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-01 09:28|| 2021-07-01 09:28|| Front Page Top

#5 You talk about "systemic racism"...

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-07-01 12:09|| 2021-07-01 12:09|| Front Page Top

#6 ^My whole point is that it's mostly systemic sexism.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-07-01 12:20|| 2021-07-01 12:20|| Front Page Top

#7 You don't think that the Left wants to eliminate racism, do you?

Posted by Angstrom 2021-07-01 12:49|| 2021-07-01 12:49|| Front Page Top

#8 Affirmative Action? I want reparations for white people.

Posted by JohnQC 2021-07-01 12:55|| 2021-07-01 12:55|| Front Page Top

#9 Read the “Bell Curve” by Herrnstien and Murray. Businesses hire smart people because they are more efficient. Instead of college many people, of all races should take trade school classes. I did that and had a very successful career. About half way thru I went to college, with company.assistance,.

Posted by Spusonter Elmusonter5916 2021-07-01 23:56|| 2021-07-01 23:56|| Front Page Top

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