Be more racist to be for affirmative action in my opinion. Dana
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:26:19 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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:5:144249 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
