PJ Diaz
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Perhaps that's true, but they also think that immigrants are stealing their jobs, so they likely care for other reasons.
Will SCOTUS strike down affirmative action
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doublejj
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that's why I will never vote for a republican....
Rob Roy
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Good and bad people come in all colors.
It seems like MLK wanted people to be judged not on their race, but the "content of their character". Wonder how he would have felt if somebody told him he HAD to hire a person based on their race, rather than the content of their character?
It seems like MLK wanted people to be judged not on their race, but the "content of their character". Wonder how he would have felt if somebody told him he HAD to hire a person based on their race, rather than the content of their character?
PJ Diaz
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MLK supported what we now call "Affirmative Action".
Rob Roy
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MLK supported what we now call "Affirmative Action".
Thanks for pointing that out about MLK.
I think in the end, "affirmative action" by government affiliated agents got rid of MLK via a planned hit on him.
While I agree with MLK on judging people regarding the content of their character, I don't agree that affirmative action does that or furthers that.
Of course many people default to the idea that government racial quotas in hiring is exempt from being racism, it certainly runs opposite to "judging people by the content of their character" .
CunningCanuk
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Just so I have some context, is your view coming from the perspective of a person who has experienced systemic racism first hand?
Rob Roy
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No, my view is coming from logic.
For a person to be judged on the content of their character rather than the color of their skin, makes sense to me.
For a person to be hired, not on the content of their "character" but on the color of their skin to fulfill a racial quota is inconsistent with the line above.
I have experienced some racism. One example was a long time ago in a sports situation and I think I handled it okay. It wasn't "systemic", it was a black guy that wanted to start trouble on an outdoor basketball court in a city I lived in as a teenager, because he was jealous I had schooled him on the court and I think he was embarrassed. He baited me with racist comments, but I let him know I didn't care which race he was, that his being an asshole had nothing to do with his race.
It seemed to satisfy the other guys there as they laughed at him and it relieved a tense situation that could have gotten ugly. I'm pretty sure he wanted me to respond with racist comments so the guys there, (predominantly black) would join him in trying to kick my ass. Pretty sure once he saw that wasn't gonna happen, he decided one on one, him against me was a bad idea.
CunningCanuk
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