Affirmative Action.....yay or nay?

AAlmeter · 06-04-2009, 02:41 PM

Merit, and merit only.

In my opinion, the many efforts to eliminate the -isms in our world have only backfired. If the goal is (and its a big IF) to achieve equality, the best way is to let people assimilate and discover that race, sex, creed, etc really have no bearing on a person's abilities or worth. But when you artificially inflate one side's abilities or worth based solely on superficial qualities, it tends to swing the pendulum in the opposite direction.

EDIT: Who would ever guess that Archie would be the only one to touch this thread?

06-04-2009, 02:41 PM	#1
AAlmeter F.U.B.O. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Adam Location: Buffalo Posts: 288 Trading: (0)	Re: Affirmative Action.....yay or nay? Merit, and merit only. In my opinion, the many efforts to eliminate the -isms in our world have only backfired. If the goal is (and its a big IF) to achieve equality, the best way is to let people assimilate and discover that race, sex, creed, etc really have no bearing on a person's abilities or worth. But when you artificially inflate one side's abilities or worth based solely on superficial qualities, it tends to swing the pendulum in the opposite direction. EDIT: Who would ever guess that Archie would be the only one to touch this thread?