Thread: Should Affirmative Action Programs be abolished?

Originally Posted by liberalminority

arab jewish and muslims allowed whites into their schools when they had their empires, even the africans allowed white greeks into their schools during the egyptian empire.

now the white empire must allow other races into their school during their empire, its only fair.

No, its not "fair". Just cause other countries in other parts of the world at different times did something one way, doesn't mean we have to do it as well. "Fair" is treating everyone equally.

Originally Posted by liberalminority;

arab jewish and muslims allowed whites into their schools when they had their empires, even the africans allowed white greeks into their schools during the egyptian empire.

now the white empire must allow other races into their school during their empire, its only fair.

Years ago I had a book about student life at an Ivy League school - Yale or Harvard, forgot which one. My favorite story involved a young White scholar from Iowa who was the son of a penniless farmer. The youth was a brilliant student who endured many jokes about him being a yokel, hillbilly, hick, bumpkin, etc while his classmates were all privileged suburbanites. But he knew the jokes were all in fun and without any malice. After 4 years of a rigorous curriculum, he graduated with high honors and was looking forward to a rewarding career. Luckily for him, he did not have to pay tuition because he was entered into the school under its affirmative action policy.

The year was 1880.

As I wrote above, affirmative action has existed since the 11th century BC. Up to now, Whites have been the exclusive beneficiaries. Since it has been so good up to now, then it cannot suddenly be thought to be a bad thing now that Blacks and others are benefiting from something that has existed since time immemorial.