Can you be against affirmative action, and yet not be racist? If so, is it just as egregious a double standard to peg anti-affirmative action lobbyists as racist?
>I was just commenting on the double standard involved, and the cynical > attempt by some to accuse the Democratic committee of racism. > > larry > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:09:34 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> > Larry wrote: >> > I just did a quick check and found the records for the Foreign >> > Relations Committee on the US Senate web site. Powell was confirmed by >> > the Senate in an unanimous voice vote after his confirmation hearings >> > >> > So much for the race card. >> > >> >> The question with racism is where does it start and where does it end? >> That is, I think humans are pre-wired to discriminate based on looks; >> that doesn't mean race, but it does mean looks. For example: >> >> 1.) Aren't there people that dress decent, etc., but you just don't >> like the look of? >> >> 2.) Do you discriminate against overweight people? Even if you are >> yourself! >> >> 3.) Which stranger do you instantly fear more? Black, white, Hispanic, >> Asian? >> >> The point is, everybody will take a dislike to somebody for some >> reason or other, but some people allow it to hinder them while others >> don't. Look at Asians or Hispanics - they are constantly >> discriminated against, yet they succeed at higher percentages than >> blacks (measured by college admissions and drop out rates). Why? >> >> That's not to say that there aren't injustices, but move on and come >> back to them later- some people seem to just want a fight. >> >> (Remember the Simpson's episode when Lisa joins the football team >> because she loves the game only to find out there are already girls on >> the team? She quits because there's no controversy.) >> >> rambling, but you get the point. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144248 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
