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nelly33 -> RE: Something to wonder about (7/29/2009 3:31:43 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam
Ive listened to Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton bang their yaps together for the umpteenth time about "Racism is alive and well". I'm thinking, "yes it is. and those responsible for keeping it alive and well are the ones who benefit most."
I'm going to toss a really tough question out here and let's be serious and mature thinking about it.
Are Jesse and Al and their ilk the ones deliberately keeping racism "alive and well"? Let's face it. In a totally race-neutral country (wouldnt that be a utopia), there would be no affirmative action. There would be no hate crimes. There would be no political action committees dedicated to "equality". Most of all, folks like Jesse and Al would have to get a real job and get off the TV.
I know this is going to produce a bunch of "haters". To them, I say "Grow up and come out of your politically correct shell". Use your own brain and think for youself. this country seems to have a serious lack of that lately
Regardless of Jesse and Al, to say that they are the ones keeping it alive is ludicrous. Affirmative action is used as a tool to help those who grew up at a disadvantage; those who went to poor schools or had a background where learning wasn't the focus. While I would prefer to see affirmative action be based on some sort of class system rather than a racial one, a lot of this is just ignorant hate from people whose opinions of minorities come from rap videos or movies.
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