The permanent solution is maddeningly simple. Teach future generations of Americans tolerance and racial equality. As these people graduate and begin to move through the rankings in the business world, institutional racism slowly fades away.
Here's a problem that TW has adressed, and I've yet to see a good answer for it: As these future business men and women begin to enroll in their universities, how do begin to instruct them in the area of racial equality by saying that certain racial groups will be given special preference during the admissions process? > Great. > > So put forward a solution that would fight the 'root' of it. > And until that solution starts to work, we have Affirmative action. > > When the upper power echelons of business and education have a more > homogenous makeup perhaps we would not need Affirmative Action. > However any removal of the system currently is premature for that goal. > > -Gel > > -----Original Message----- > From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Wouldn't the solution be to the attack the people or institutions that are > propagating the problems you cite? Wouldn't a more > permanent future solution be to gradually educate young Americans about > tolerance, and racial equality? Wouldn't this help to remove > the cancers that currently exist, while preventing future cancers through > education? > > Where do Affirmative Action programs fit in with these solutions? > > You seem to think the problem is that without affirmative action, Whites > in a position of power won't be forced to hire or promote > minorities. > > I tend to think the problem is that Whites are in a position of power who > would think twice about hiring or promoting minorities. If > AA programs fight the symptoms of racism, why shouldn't we fight the root > of it? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144892 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
