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Originally posted by amanda6035
Affirmative action blows. If I were a white male with 10 times the qualifications as a minority, AA prevents me from getting the job, which is total crap. Again, the way the statement is written on the shirt is true - democrats thrive on Affirmative Action...if they truly thought that minorities were "equal" then everyone would be treated equally, instead of giving special help to those of color, or those who were women.
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Not true. Affirmative action does not prevent employers from hiring the most qualified applicant.
AA should not be used to discriminate against anyone, white, black, male, female, purple or plaid, disability or not, and yes, AA covers veterans.
It's not about whether you think women and minorities are equal, it's about whether you think that guy over there treats women and minorities as his equal. Discrimination is not limited to a particular political party.
I still don't see how having measures in place to examine the hiring/firing/promoting practices of employers to ensure they are not having an adverse impact on minorities and females = Democrats think minorities and women are not equal to, well, white men.
If someone doesn't believe discrimination still goes on in today's workforce, they're pretty naive. It may not always be intentional (i.e., company president hires his neighbor's idiot son who practically failed out of college a la the good 'ole boy network), but it does happen.
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