Black Racists

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Originally Posted by gnr61

I believe that affirmative action, while having no major benefit to the whole of fixing the educational system, is vital to providing what equality can be had to individuals. Just because it is abused (just like welfare), does that mean we should deny the right to education to those who truly need it? Why should someone (of ANY race) not be able to get an education because someone else took advantage of it? For that matter, why should welfare be gotten rid of and allow people to starve who truly need help and want to use the system correctly?

The trick is making it something that is difficult to take advantage of. Affirmative action should not be based on race, but on an individual basis.

I mean, I don't think affirmative action is that big of a problem. I'm a protestant raised middle-class white kid with "good, but not great" grades and I managed to get into Berkeley, UCLA, UCI, and UCSD. I'm just against the idea of government supported racism.

And let us not forget how much financial aid and scholarships are available there is for underprivileged students. It's out there, you just have to look for it.

As for welfare, I am against it. I think it should only be for those individuals who are incapable of working physically. All able bodied people should instead be put in government funded work programs that benefit the city and train individuals vocational skills while they build up their resumes.