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Old 04-06-2007, 05:23 PM
TomCollins TomCollins is offline
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Default Re: Debate on Affirmative Action

Also, in terms of my "concessions".

First, you agree that discrimination is still prevalent today.
No. I said it exists today. I did not say at what level.

You’re also conceding that there are societal gaps that resulted from previous discrimination. This proves my argument about the playing field being uneven.

You need to define what societal gaps are. I will not concede anything until you define what this actually means.


So, we have established harms. What’s the next step, what needs to be done?


The status quo or profit motivations don’t solve or even account for either of those harms. It does nothing to level the playing field (this is synonymous with the creation of equal opportunity).

Is this a concession? I strongly disagree here.


You acknowledge in the end that affirmative action would be a way to quickly close the gap.
No I do not.
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