(September 4, 2009 at 12:28 am)binny Wrote: This might work in a perfect world, but this world is far from perfect. People are not treated equal. Racism still exists and probably will exist for a long time to come. Affirmative action was put in place to help those that are being discriminated against. Right or wrong it's the way it is.The point is binny, there is no difference between denying a black person a job because they are black, and accepting a black person over a white person because they are black. It's racism either way. I agree, the world is far from perfect, but how will we ever get to a near perfect world without striving towards it? Affirmative action seeks to separate and tell us that people of different coloured skin are "different" when the truth is they are not. They are no more different than people of different coloured hair.
(September 3, 2009 at 10:07 pm)Tiberius Wrote: The good news is that probably will never happen. The majority of the population in the US is still white. More good news, your an atheist so you are in a minority.If some weird reality occurred where affirmative action was placed on atheists, I'd make sure I didn't reveal my religious beliefs and got a job through my qualifications alone. I don't want my minority status to affect anything about my life.
