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Originally Posted by ThePits
If you treat everyone equally and give everyone the same education and opportunities why is "positive discrimination" necessary?
What amazes me is "races" or "ethnic groups" always look outwards for the reason they are on skid row rather than inwards
Jobs and positions should be based on a meritocracy rather than some pc assholes pathetic attempt at justifying their own existence in a job
Lets get back to basics, treat everyone the same, and if they fuck up its regardless of race, creed or colour
"Positive discrimination", "affirmative action" or to give it its real name, "racism in favour of minorities" does nothing but breed resentment and insult those in minorities who make a success of their lives on their own merit
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Most of you guys who have posted in this thread are either European or American and look at it from a western point of view where the majority are white.
I agree with what you say up to a certain degree, but what's the solution for a country like say, South Africa? The black majority were suppressed during the years of apartheid. They were deliberately kept uneducated, and whites got all the jobs.
The abolishment of apartheid in the early 90's brought hope and new opportunities for the black majority. Affirmative action was implemented to make things fair for them in an all white business environment.
They are now almost 20 years down the line and affirmative action is still going strong. The problem that arises is that it's almost impossible to find a job if you're white these days. Especially white men. The quality of work has deteriorated substantially, and the South Africa's economy isn't getting any better from it.
What's your answer to that? Would it be fair to abolish it in favour of well educated whites who don't stand a chance, or keep applying it for the benefit of unschooled blacks?
I wouldn't know how to correctly answer the poll.