Posted on 05/01/2014 7:44:35 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
Sometimes doctrines just vanish, once they appear as naked as the proverbial emperor in his new clothes. Something like that seems now to be happening with affirmative action. Despite all the justifications for its continuance, polling shows the public still strongly disagrees with the idea of using racial criteria for admissions and hiring. Its dwindling supporters typically include those who directly benefit from it, or who are not adversely affected by it. Arguments for the continuance of affirmative action are half-hearted and may explain why some supporters descend into name-calling directed at those who dare question its premises. The Supreme Court, by a 6-2 majority, recently upheld the decision by Michigan voters that their state would neither favor nor discriminate against applicants to the state's public universities on the basis of race. Recently, a group of liberal Asian-American state lawmakers in California -- a state that is over 60 percent non-white -- successfully blocked a proposed return to racial considerations in college admissions.
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it is not over and will not be while leftists run everything
Having had the media select an affirmative action president for us, there really isn’t a need for the doctrine any longer.
what.... no raisins in the sun?
Affirmative Action is the de facto standard. It’s embedded in the minds of the left, and will be implemented, with or without regulations.
You kniw what this really means don’t you? Whites are about to become the minority and would be eligible for affirmative action remedies.../s
ESLENT Idea!!! Thank you!
Especially the courts and Just Us department.
Al and Jesse can be holding the two scoops
colleges already bypass quotas by taking an applicants “story” into account. We know what that means.
Because the admissions policies in CA were distinctly anti-Asian, despite being promoted as pro-minority (and Asians comprise less than 15% of California's population). Only blacks and Latinos were given "bonus points"... mostly because the Asians, percentagewise, were already kicking the tar out of the other minorities (and often whites) in getting admission slots.
True.
Supreme Court decisions are ignored by the Left as invalid when the decisions aren’t favorable to them, but get interpreted wildly across the board - black-check style - when they do.
How about barry eating a bowl of....Raciss Brain!!?...
lol
how long has it been since you had a steaming pile of ....
well thats too long - under section 876B-765 subsection 4 (F) of ObamaCare it is mandated
Nobody has ever had a positive benefit from Affirmative Action. The person who won a position because of affirmative action always has the cloud hanging overhead in that he was less worthy than any of the rivals, and that no competence was assured with the placement in that slot. In fact, the Peter Principle, in that a person has been elevated beyond the level of his (or her) competence, is greatly exaggerated with this action.
Worse, when affirmative action is used in even one instance, then all others of that “protected and privileged” class, whether they were extended the “benefit” or not, is looked upon with suspicion and distrust.
Those of us who have to deal with the Affirmative Action hire are faced with a person who KNOWS he is a hack, and tend to be much under-served, even in relatively simple and routine matters. This only builds tension and uncertainty in both parties of the transaction, and develops many of the characteristics of an “unpleasant” work environment.
If not downright hostile.
Good one!
That’s right - they call it “diversity “ now.
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