“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Martin Luther King spoke these words in 1963, and they still resonate today. Affirmative action programs were established to create this very type of equality, but have they brought us closer to Dr. King’s dream or hindered it?
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Look I was arguing that I think it makes sense to keep track of people's race and heritage so we know if any discrimination is happening or not.
That's the type of data that would really help me understand how/if Affirmative Action is working or not.
In general, I believe that in the US, everyone should have an equal opportunity. When that's happening, we don't need programs. When that's not happening we need to be aware. Personally, I think that the type of racism that used to exist, where qualified candidates were getting turned away based on their race has really declined. The inequality we see now is that people who are poorer tend not to have the same opportunities. The way to combat that in my opinion is to improve public schools and make sure that standardized tests and teachers are as unbiased as possible.
- GreenLove
November 25, 2008 11:19AM
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