gsmacleod wrote:
RangerGress wrote:
Ahhh, let me think about it.....no.
Obviously we will never be a perfect meritocracy. But our institutions and our culture should all reinforce the message of hard work and good decisions are the path to success. What are culture and our laws shouldn't be doing is enshrining racism/sexism, and other isms as "ok, but only for some.". The ism crap isn't ok for anyone.
So why is it that white men are overwhelmingly more successful at working hard and making good decisions?
In many professional fields, women are now entering in larger #'s than men. Look at the demographics of folks chasing after advanced degrees over the past 40yrs. Also, consider how well various Oriental and Indians are doing in the hard sciences in the US, vs whitey. Change is happening all around us.
So lets continue the philosophy of the status quo and reduce the #'s of women getting advanced education because not fair to men. It's already harder, at some schools, for Orientals and Indians to get in. Because it's ok to be racist if one is "progressive", right?
A law handing advantages to a race is just as vile as "back of the bus" and "this lunch counter not for you" laws. We don't get to pick and choose our racist laws.
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RangerGress: Jan 9, 18 16:27