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Originally posted by RedefinedDiva (in part)
As for affirmative action, I don't feel that we NEED it, but I will not downplay it. Affirmative action may be the reason that some of us are where we are today, whether we know it or not. I am not saying do away with it and I am not it's biggest supporter, either. Of course, we all need to do things for ourselves and anything that we achieve is better if it is earned instead of given. Affirmative action juts give some of us the chance to get on the playing field to prove ourselves. Sure, affirmative action can get us jobs, in school, etc. It doesn't matter to me how we get there, but it's what we do when we get there that counts.
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I'm also not a huge supporter of it. I consider AA a necessary evil and believe that many of those who are against it -- Justice Thomas, Ward Connerly -- have provided no workable alternatives.
But I really appreciate RedefinedDiva's statement.
