That is the very reason why I think affirmative action is an important program. Over 400 yrs blacks were denied the opportunity to establish themselves. What's wrong with a government policy that just ensures that at lesst in some instances SOME of them are allowed a shot. Really that's all they get is just a shot. If a affirmtive action recepient flunks out of school, then they flunk out. If they don't do a good job they get fired. I don't see any real advantage in that.
AFFERMATIVE ACTION:
Affirmative action is just another form of racism, pure and simple. Not allowing someone a job when they are more qualified than anyone else simply due to the color of their skin is inexcusable; whether they are white or black. The only exception to this should be the police force; they are a special situation that needs some racial balance immediately. There are still discrepancies in the white black community that need to be addressed I feel that this would best be addressed by creating cheap and quality education training (not just tech school but grade school through university also) for everybody (white and black) this would ultimately help the economy also. So basically what I am saying is that I agree there is a problem but in order to solve it we need to deal with here and now and more creative solutions than just repeating past wrongs on a new race. Honestly if you tell a white man the job he is more qualified for has to go to a black man because of 400 years of oppression there is a chance you just made a new racist. Punish the companies that have discriminatory hiring practices make the fines so stiff that companies will be afraid to break the law, that coupled with more readily available quality education is (in my opinion) a much better solution to the race problem.
Destruction just leads to destruction.
UNCLE TOMS:
Condoleezza (sp?) Rice, Colon Powel, Clarence Thomas, and J.C. Watts are all very educated hard working people why would black people consider them uncle toms? Just because they don’t agree with their politics? This is an honest question I would like to know. As a side point at my university there are some black economic professors that emigrated from African countries; these guys are way to the right I mean way, are they uncle toms?
WELFARE: CORPORATE AND PRIVATE:
Neither works. Any time you directly hand money to people whether they are a corporation (called pork) or a citizen (called welfare) they will get into a situation where they come to depend on it PERMENATLY. I think the current welfare laws are a step in the right direction (temporary and coupled with work training programs) and we have already seen the results from them. More is needed however I would like to see more welfare to work programs and state training (higher quality programs also). Sometimes republicans forget that you have to spend money to get people off welfare. As far as corporate pork I also think that is just like welfare. I would rather see tax incentives offered to companies that do things that benefit the nation. Example if you invest in alternative energy (solar panels) for you company that should be tax subsidized; employee training and education should also get the company a tax break. If you make things economically advantages for companies they will do them.
The government should help when people are faced with a temporary need; they should help with assistance and training to move these them from dependence to independence whether they are an individual or a corporation.
Jelly
P.S. I dont think I every slamed 'welfare mothers' or 'crack babies' in any of my postings.