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Originally posted by sugar and spice
My opinion is that it's intangible. You can't measure it. If I took a survey that asked, "Are you a liberal because of your associations with black people and Hispanics?" I'd say no, obviously. But the fact of the matter is that my opinions on race and affirmative action would be way different if I'd gone to a high school that was 90% white, if I hadn't taken an ethnic studies class in high school where I discussed race and religion daily, if my classes weren't taught by white teachers, if I'd lived in a town that was primarily conservative, and if I hadn't gone to a university where race issues are so prevalent.
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Are you saying that you would not have had the ability to make decisions that overlook the race of others without these external influences?
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