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Originally posted by KSig RC
Then isn't Affirmative Action akin in some ways to telling someone who is depressed to slap a smile on their face?
You're dealing only with the symptoms, not addressing the fundamental problem that you've raised - I think this is what Librasoul was getting at, indirectly, but instead of being a reason for AA, I find it to be the most distasteful part of the concept.
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In a sense, yes. But trying to change how people feel is going to be a much, much lengthier process than trying to change their behavior. And no matter how hard we try, there are always going to racists out there. So what do we do in the meantime?
I think a more accurate analogy would be like a person who is depressed taking anti-depressants. It's a quick fix solution that changes the physical problems so things will be better as soon as possible, as opposed to tackling the more difficult emotional issues behind the depression, which will in the long-term be a better solution, but also take much longer.