24th January 2004, 1:08 AM
You completely misunderstand me, boy. My only point is that the practice is discrimination. And it is.
I believe in true equality, by means of assimilation. Liberals believe in equality by division. If you look at American history, there are many ethnic groups that were once in the same boat that blacks and hispanics are in today, but no longer are. Italians, Jews, Orientals, Irish... they assimilated themselves into mainstream society, and now they are equal. They are no less successful than anyone else, despite centuries of discrimination.
They got over it. They got over it without reverse-discrimination programs. They did it by way of hard work, and by giving up their overt ties to their ethnicity. They are, except in the eyes of ever-divisive liberals, unhyphenated-Americans.
On the other hand you have blacks and hispanics, the beneficiaries of Affirmative action. Liberal division tactics are making things worse for them. They are eternal victims, so you say.
I think if you libs kept your damn hands out of the process, and allow blacks and hispanics to assimilate into American culture properly, affirmative action would be totally unnecessary.
Again, many ethnic groups achieved equality without it, so to say it is the only way blacks and hispanics will is a lie.
I believe in true equality, by means of assimilation. Liberals believe in equality by division. If you look at American history, there are many ethnic groups that were once in the same boat that blacks and hispanics are in today, but no longer are. Italians, Jews, Orientals, Irish... they assimilated themselves into mainstream society, and now they are equal. They are no less successful than anyone else, despite centuries of discrimination.
They got over it. They got over it without reverse-discrimination programs. They did it by way of hard work, and by giving up their overt ties to their ethnicity. They are, except in the eyes of ever-divisive liberals, unhyphenated-Americans.
On the other hand you have blacks and hispanics, the beneficiaries of Affirmative action. Liberal division tactics are making things worse for them. They are eternal victims, so you say.
I think if you libs kept your damn hands out of the process, and allow blacks and hispanics to assimilate into American culture properly, affirmative action would be totally unnecessary.
Again, many ethnic groups achieved equality without it, so to say it is the only way blacks and hispanics will is a lie.
YOU CANNOT HIDE FOREVER
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WE STAND AT THE DOOR