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Old 01-23-2006, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ForceoftheTruth";p=&quot View Post
That all depends on whether or not current sexist and racist attitudes go away.
Society tends to be blind to its current biases. And anyway, antidiscrimination laws, not preferential treatment, are the way to address current problems.

Affirmative action is all about fixing *past* inequities. Once that's accomplished (by meeting clearly defined criteria), any given AA program should end.

And the program should only exist in the first place if the discrimination rises to a level where it materially affects the prospects of the victim. There should be a strong presumption that AA is inherently unreasonable, because it is inherently discriminatory. It's only justified as a temporary measure to fix a larger harm.
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