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<blockquote data-quote="faulkton" data-source="post: 2666409" data-attributes="member: 561910">It might offend their notion of fair play, but in reality it isn&#039;t a level playing field at all. Why do blacks make .64 cents on the dollar when compared to whites? Why is the rate of infant mortality higher? Why are their lifespans overall shorter? Why aren&#039;t they represented equally in higher education or the political system?Its nice to think of yourself as unprejudiced and &#039;color blind&#039;, ignorantly believing everyone has equal opportunities in America. However when you look at the demographics its pretty easy to see that it isn&#039;t true. If it is true, then why do people of color seem to get the shaft? Are they biologically or culturally inferior? Why are there such discrepancies in the stats if America is just and everyone truly has the same opportunities?I&#039;m not defending affirmative action but to all the people who want it to end, what do you propose to close the gap? Ive never heard any better ideas (or any ideas at all) from the people who call for its end.Its nice to try and get all ideological and pretend that everything is ok; blame the victim for their situation. Nonetheless, ideology doesn&#039;t do shit about the problem. Look at Iraq, we were going to win that with ideology and be greeted as liberators //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gifOr maybe i should just ignore it because it doesn&#039;t effect me; I could justify my benefit from it with flawed ideological creation that make me feel better, after all I&#039;m a white male!2#!!!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="faulkton, post: 2666409, member: 561910"] It might offend their [I]notion[/I] of fair play, but in reality it isn't a level playing field at all. Why do blacks make .64 cents on the dollar when compared to whites? Why is the rate of infant mortality higher? Why are their lifespans overall shorter? Why aren't they represented equally in higher education or the political system? Its nice to think of yourself as unprejudiced and 'color blind', ignorantly believing everyone has equal opportunities in America. However when you look at the demographics its pretty easy to see that it isn't true. If it is true, then why do people of color seem to get the shaft? Are they biologically or culturally inferior? Why are there such discrepancies in the stats if America is just and everyone truly has the same opportunities? I'm not defending affirmative action but to all the people who want it to end, what do you propose to close the gap? Ive never heard any better ideas (or any ideas at all) from the people who call for its end. Its nice to try and get all ideological and pretend that everything is ok; blame the victim for their situation. Nonetheless, ideology doesn't do shit about the problem. Look at Iraq, we were going to win that with ideology and be greeted as liberators [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif[/IMG] Or maybe i should just ignore it because it doesn't effect me; I could justify my benefit from it with flawed ideological creation that make me feel better, after all I'm a white male!2#!!!!! [/QUOTE]

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