discrimination is the recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another.
Racism is belief in the superiority of one race over another or bigoted views relating to race.
Reverse discrimination is discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, in favor of members of a minority or historically disadvantaged group.
I believe reverse discrimination is bullshit and racism is racism, regardless of whether you the minority, majority or any color under the sun.
Affirmative action, being an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, would be fine when that is not the only value of their position.
I discriminate things all day, I discriminate on what's good and bad to eat, what music I like and don't, what's a safe place for my kids or not. I do all of those things based on a value assessment and merits. If your only merit is you're a minority or because you've been discriminated against, that has ZERO value assessment in my eyes.
Benny, it can make societies better but doesn't have to. There have been a lot of affirmative action moves that have been beneficial to societies over the years. Affirmative action with no reason or value assessment is just public outrage and emotionalism and is not productive to long term happiness, IMO.
Where this relates to the thread is that intolerance breed more intolerance and galvanizes sides. Posturing and emotionalism leads to more intolerance and the cycle continues. I think compassion, understanding and valuing the position apart from the person's personal integral value is an important step forward in society and affirmative action isn't getting us there, IMO.
Racism is belief in the superiority of one race over another or bigoted views relating to race.
Reverse discrimination is discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, in favor of members of a minority or historically disadvantaged group.
I believe reverse discrimination is bullshit and racism is racism, regardless of whether you the minority, majority or any color under the sun.
Affirmative action, being an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, would be fine when that is not the only value of their position.
I discriminate things all day, I discriminate on what's good and bad to eat, what music I like and don't, what's a safe place for my kids or not. I do all of those things based on a value assessment and merits. If your only merit is you're a minority or because you've been discriminated against, that has ZERO value assessment in my eyes.
Benny, it can make societies better but doesn't have to. There have been a lot of affirmative action moves that have been beneficial to societies over the years. Affirmative action with no reason or value assessment is just public outrage and emotionalism and is not productive to long term happiness, IMO.
Where this relates to the thread is that intolerance breed more intolerance and galvanizes sides. Posturing and emotionalism leads to more intolerance and the cycle continues. I think compassion, understanding and valuing the position apart from the person's personal integral value is an important step forward in society and affirmative action isn't getting us there, IMO.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
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