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I was thinking about these two stories (Affirmative Action and the whole charity discrimination thing). Most conservatives take the position that Affirmative Action is bad because it discriminates against white people. 
As if there are white people whose lives get ruined because they were passed up due to AA. OH PLEASE!!?! As a white person, you will get many other opprotunities. God forbid we attempt to even the playing field by giving minorities a chance. But alas, conservatives feel this is a great injustice.
I posted a story not too long ago about a bill that would allow charitable organizations to discriminate based upon religion. Most conservatives support it.
This little observation of mine is in no way related to anyone on theses forums. I'm making a silly generalization. But while watching all the talking head news commentary shows that I watch, I've seen these two discussions taking place with the more conservative person taking the forementioned stances on these respective issues.
So basically, I'm just bragging that I exposed hypocrisy.
My stance is simple. I think discrimination is bad. My solution to the problem of inequality wouldn't include affirmative action. But since people aren't willing to fix the problem at the root, I support affirmative action because, while discrimination based on race, white or black, is wrong... the inequality of opprotunity that African Americans face far outweighs the injustice done to white people in terms of AA. My solution would be to equalize the education system in America. But conservatives would be far more opposed to that than affirmative action.
As for the charity/education issue... discrimination is bad. And allowing discrimination in that case wouldn't have any advantages. In fact, by allowing it, these charities would be diluting their talent pool. There is no greater good in this case.
As if there are white people whose lives get ruined because they were passed up due to AA. OH PLEASE!!?! As a white person, you will get many other opprotunities. God forbid we attempt to even the playing field by giving minorities a chance. But alas, conservatives feel this is a great injustice.I posted a story not too long ago about a bill that would allow charitable organizations to discriminate based upon religion. Most conservatives support it.
This little observation of mine is in no way related to anyone on theses forums. I'm making a silly generalization. But while watching all the talking head news commentary shows that I watch, I've seen these two discussions taking place with the more conservative person taking the forementioned stances on these respective issues.
So basically, I'm just bragging that I exposed hypocrisy.
My stance is simple. I think discrimination is bad. My solution to the problem of inequality wouldn't include affirmative action. But since people aren't willing to fix the problem at the root, I support affirmative action because, while discrimination based on race, white or black, is wrong... the inequality of opprotunity that African Americans face far outweighs the injustice done to white people in terms of AA. My solution would be to equalize the education system in America. But conservatives would be far more opposed to that than affirmative action.
As for the charity/education issue... discrimination is bad. And allowing discrimination in that case wouldn't have any advantages. In fact, by allowing it, these charities would be diluting their talent pool. There is no greater good in this case.
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