affirmative action and communism
both are great in theory. in theory
hey, i would be in support of both of them if either actually served its intended purpose. since i am incredibly racist, i am mostly going to talk about affirmative action for a couple minutes.
now i dont know the origins for affirmative action, b/c i am ignorant and lazy (the american way!). it may have evolved out of the civil rights and women's suffrage movements, for all i know. maybe throw a little indian reparations into the mix, too(?)
here's the point though: it doesnt help those who need it. the people who benefit from this are those who are qualified enough to get into the schools, get a similar job, etc. lets look at a couple examples:
1. college M has quotas. you've got a great male candidate, but he's male, and he cannot tick any of the boxes to say he's a race other than caucasian. this guy may be beaten out by any number of people, including: a slightly-less-qualified female, regardless of race; an hispanic of either gender who may or may not be less qualified; an african-american of either gender more/less qualified; hell, even a guy who looks just like that male, but who can tick "pacific islander" or some other box.
2. business X, same thing. this business may forgo hiring the better candidate simply so they appear "diverse" and "understanding" ...and yes women can be victims under affirmative action too
point being, the wrong people get to advance, and the wrong people lose out. in example 1, the raceless, better-qualified guy loses. the university potentially loses. who gains? someone who either could have gotten in anyways now gets a scholarship, or someone who doesnt belong at that university. hooray diversity
example 2, the better candidate loses, and the business loses. sorry, but if im running a company, capitalism is driving me. not that dirty diversity idea...you could have 3 heads for all i care, as long as you came to kick ass and chew gum (and you're all outta gum)
anyways, here's the point. we gave communism a try, and it clearly doesnt work the way it was intended. now affirmative action has had it's shot. time to take it to pasture...darwin is spinning in his grave
hey, i would be in support of both of them if either actually served its intended purpose. since i am incredibly racist, i am mostly going to talk about affirmative action for a couple minutes.
now i dont know the origins for affirmative action, b/c i am ignorant and lazy (the american way!). it may have evolved out of the civil rights and women's suffrage movements, for all i know. maybe throw a little indian reparations into the mix, too(?)
here's the point though: it doesnt help those who need it. the people who benefit from this are those who are qualified enough to get into the schools, get a similar job, etc. lets look at a couple examples:
1. college M has quotas. you've got a great male candidate, but he's male, and he cannot tick any of the boxes to say he's a race other than caucasian. this guy may be beaten out by any number of people, including: a slightly-less-qualified female, regardless of race; an hispanic of either gender who may or may not be less qualified; an african-american of either gender more/less qualified; hell, even a guy who looks just like that male, but who can tick "pacific islander" or some other box.
2. business X, same thing. this business may forgo hiring the better candidate simply so they appear "diverse" and "understanding" ...and yes women can be victims under affirmative action too
point being, the wrong people get to advance, and the wrong people lose out. in example 1, the raceless, better-qualified guy loses. the university potentially loses. who gains? someone who either could have gotten in anyways now gets a scholarship, or someone who doesnt belong at that university. hooray diversity
example 2, the better candidate loses, and the business loses. sorry, but if im running a company, capitalism is driving me. not that dirty diversity idea...you could have 3 heads for all i care, as long as you came to kick ass and chew gum (and you're all outta gum)
anyways, here's the point. we gave communism a try, and it clearly doesnt work the way it was intended. now affirmative action has had it's shot. time to take it to pasture...darwin is spinning in his grave
posted by bruce dickinson at 1/26/2006 08:21:00 AM
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