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Old 12-01-2008, 10:38 AM   #64 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq View Post
How does what you posted in that blurb support your claim that:
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If you can explain how further discrimination against OTHERS who weren't part of the white/black sitaution and how they should feel when finite resources are given to someone because they are a different race is does not further and perpetuate racist beliefs and discrimination... because so far, all you're saying is that AA doesn't do those things.

I'm telling you that it does, and there's an Asian person who is suing because of it.
The "because of it" implies that the student is suing because he was denied acceptance based on the fact that he is not black, according to the substance of your paragraph. I don't see anything like that in the chunk you quoted. I don't even see any evidence that he was rejected based on race at all. Is there any?

And what did I say that leads you to claim this:
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smooth, again, you'd like to make it equitable by putting races at seats of the table so that each table can be equally represented, and each race has to struggle within their own ranks to get those "saved seats".
I'm at a loss as to the basis of your conclusions in both of those instances.

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smooth, this better explains why I believe that the best of the best should be allowed to bubble up to the top, and why I don't agree with AA.
As written, the bolded portion is a non-sequitur. Would you fill in the premises that link affirmative action with not alllowing the best of the best to bubble up?
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