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Originally Posted by ForceoftheTruth";p="
That all depends on whether or not current sexist and racist attitudes go away.
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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.