Affirmative action is a policy that encourages the increased representation of members of a minority group. In the U.S. these policies are often enacted by employers and educational institutions in education or employment.
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@ISIDEWITH13yrs13Y
@ISIDEWITH13yrs13Y
No, and minority groups should not receive any favorable treatment
@Brandonnoe84Libertarian 2yrs2Y
Instead the money should go to the poorer communities to help develop opportunities to grow in community development, creating much greater future financial capabilities rather than just grow in immediate finances.
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican5mos5MO
The money saved by banning affirmative action could reduce taxes for everyone
@JonBSimConstitution3yrs3Y
We will never reach racial equality if we have laws like this.
The solution to past discrimination is not present discrimination.
@9YJ9Y7CRepublican8mos8MO
Not receiving special treatment isn't "present discrimination"
@missMoshie11mos11MO
You're right, the solution to past discrimination is restitution and reparations. Affirmative action isn't discrimination, it's corrective action for the long term effect of putting Black Americans in a disadvantaged position for hundreds of years.
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican2mos2MO
Affirmative action is basically saying a business cannot hire someone of a race if they already have a lot of employees of that race, that is racism.
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican6mos6MO
No one gives a **** about past racism!
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican6mos6MO
People should not get any favorable help just because they are “different” or not white. America was always a white-majority country, and while we should expand and accept different people, we should not treat them better than we treat white people. If a minority group feels like they are underrepresented, then they should move, the government should not try to help them! They are making white people the minority, by making them underrepresented, and the minority are becoming the majority, they are now overrepresented compared to white people.
@ISIDEWITH13yrs13Y
Yes
@9FPWVG32yrs2Y
Affirmative Action continues to protect people from continued discrimination as much as possible, and taking it away pretends that racism is not still prevalent just as it was when Affirmative Action was first put into place.
@8WPLNRV1yr1Y
pretty sure this promotes racism
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican2mos2MO
The solution to ending racism is ignoring it so it'll slowly fade away. Focusing on it and trying to forcefully deal with it only promotes further racism
@9FD3HHW2yrs2Y
Right now minority groups don't receive equal treatment even though everyone is equal. That means we have to do something about it.
@9F8P35C2yrs2Y
Treating everyone the same should not be a challenge, the background of people's childhood should not define how you treat them, instead it should be based off the person they are now.
@Brandonnoe84Libertarian 2yrs2Y
I don't believe forcing payment to others would go well, if it is just given then nothing is learned.
@ISIDEWITH13yrs13Y
Yes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs
@9F7WSZZ2yrs2Y
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It is unfair for those who actually work their entire life for a position in their dream college but someone who has an exotic ethnicity might have a higher acceptance rate.
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican5mos5MO
Y'know, I was applying for some sort of special summer program once, and this section asked me the race, and I felt so bad checking the "white" box. This is what all this special treatment to minority groups does, it makes white people ashamed that they are white. I didn't get accepted though it might have been because they were looking for someone with a different skillset, but the fact that I was white (technically half white) definitely could of lowered my chances, they might have been trying to accept more "minority" people.
@9F6RJQN 2yrs2Y
Affirmative Action judges the value of people based on the color of their skin. No person, no matter their race, should be given an advantage or disadvantage just because of their ethnicity.
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican2mos2MO
And that is how we end racism
@9F7STBH 2yrs2Y
Not only has affirmative action been found to hold no true benefit to any communities but Affirmative Action is actually harmfull and unequal to many communities.
@9FBGTHY 2yrs2Y
People in our country who are discriminated against deserve to be protected even at the expense of the most privileged in our society. Equity is the only way to ensure everyone has the chance to live a life of dignity.
Affirmative action, while created with good intentions, can sometimes inadvertently foster resentment or a sense of entitlement. For instance, consider a scenario where a well-deserving candidate is passed over for a job or college admission because of an affirmative action quota. This could lead to resentment from the individual who was passed over and a potential devaluation of the achievement of the person who received the opportunity. Instead, wouldn't it be more equitable to address the root causes of these inequalities, such as improving access to quality education and resources for all, irrespective of their background? This way, we are leveling the playing field, not tipping the scales.
How might we ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed, without potentially creating more divides in the process?
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican5mos5MO
I hate equity, it is basically communism, just written using another word to sound less bad.
@9FB72ZK2yrs2Y
since minority groups don't have the ecological opportunities as the majority, because of other causes. We should wait until eventually they do.
@9FBNY972yrs2Y
Affirmative action helps students get exposed to people they may not have had previous experience communicating with
@9FNCL2Z2yrs2Y
Affirmative Action judges the value of people based on the color of their skin. No person, no matter their race, should be given an advantage or disadvantage just because of their ethnicity.
@4SNSSB25yrs5Y
I believe that America needs to start recognizing that there are no minorities anymore. We are all Americans. End of story. If you are in America it is because you are or want to be an American. We are all people and we are all Americans. The color of one's skin, one's gender, one's sexual preference, or one's religion should not make us different enough to cause such a segregated society. We don't have separate facilities, but we are certainly segregated to this day, and it's pathetic.
No, the Democrats purposely designed affirmative action to produce failure and increase racism. If blacks had followed Malcolm X instead of MLK they would not have remained in the permanent underclass the Democrats created for them
@52KP5BX5yrs5Y
No, "the first step to stopping racism is to stop talking about it"~Morgan Freeman
@4SNNPBZ5yrs5Y
Regardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty, and also increase the acceptance of different races, forget the "minority" everyone needs to be treated equal, it's not "black lives matter" it's not "minority lives matter" It's every god damn life matters.
@HistoriaR4yrs4Y
"social programs to address poverty"
An oversimplified counter to that would be
-- Stimulating the economy by providing more long lasting careers for families.
The answer isn't programs for poverty the answer is pro (in-house) America.
Building stability for generations.
@9TYJFHK9mos9MO
Why not choose the best of both?
Provide tax incentives (and infrastructure) to prop up businesses in poorer areas. This will ensure that there are factories for American-made goods, and that lower-class Americans will have jobs which otherwise would go overseas.
@4RL4HM35yrs5Y
Yes, but switch affirmative action programs to be geared towards socioeconomic status rather than race.
@4S6DMZW5yrs5Y
No. The soft bigotry of lowered expectations does not help minority groups.
@5NBYT865yrs5Y
Not when it interferes with the best qualified person through testing, etc. Do we go into a black or Hispanic business and demand that they fire their black or Hispanic workers and replace them with whites.? Fair play?
@56VSRHV5yrs5Y
I think it would help society if we stop talking about minorities. Many are minorities with no "affirmative action" to help them. Families with disabled kids or elderly parents they have to care for often go without and no one steps up to help them (programs are a joke) everyone should be put on an equal playing ground. Apply for jobs, schooling etc., and everyone have equal chance. Don't give a healthy able bodied adult special preference because of race. It's not fair to others.
@53WNPXH5yrs5Y
Yes, but rather than basing these programs on race, they should focus on race-neutral factors that lead to poverty (e.g., parents are poor, children of single parents, etc.).
@4RDKTGG5yrs5Y
Only if "white" is added to the list of minority groups. Affirmative Action should be reflected in the census statistics of the area and not in national figures.
@4YVNDZW5yrs5Y
There should be no special treatment for anyone because there should be NO discrimination for any one person no matter their race, gender, financial background, or sexual orientation. Everyone is equal.
@4VSN9L55yrs5Y
Yes, in a perfect world No.. but increase education spending to make ALL Schools funding the same, from Beverly Hills to Southside of Chicago to small town Iowa.. Same opportunity for all
@4TRDKNZWorking Family5yrs5Y
Yes, affirmative action is needed in all police departments and government agencies
@59599YF5yrs5Y
What you should do is create a program that will teach these guys a skill so he or she will have a career of some sort. Prior to the affirmative action has its corks. I maintain the government is set up to hold back minorities; especially blacks and hispanics. That's not right, they're human too. I say you should give him or her a fare shake regardless of the color of his or her face. What you see is what you get.
@4YVS4VM5yrs5Y
affirmative action is a failure. Tax payers have spent TRILLIONS of dollars in trying to pull minority groups out of poverty. At the Great Society, poverty levels were at 14% and today, poverty levels for blacks is still about 14%. Blacks need to take responsibility for their families and children as well as be denied any welfare dollars if providers test positive or refuses to take available jobs in service industries.
@4R6HV755yrs5Y
I believe government enforced affirmative action programs should be abolished, but private organizations can give preferential treatment at will
@59424RD5yrs5Y
No- our education is way too expensive and far too ineffectual. Ranked 35th in the world? The most powerful country has a worse education system than some third-world countries.
@53V97C45yrs5Y
No. Caucasians are the new minority. If you live and work in the US you should embrace our culture and follow the law. It's fine to practice culturally accepted traditions but I believe we are very fair. Everybody has their rights these days. We need to respect each other.
@4YXRJ7N5yrs5Y
Ancestors of slaves should be given a one-off compensatory reparation.
@53WLHMT5yrs5Y
Address poverty through education. Completely restructure public education with an emphasis on getting the poor complete choice.
@4R6K6WD5yrs5Y
No, enough with special treatment based on racism that does not exist. No exceptions.
@56XVLMK5yrs5Y
Of course, it would be most desirable for people of all races to respect each other. Perhaps, then this question wouldn't be here.
We have to be careful that affirmative action does not turn into discrimination against others. If someone resides in a predominant hispanic area, for instance, and most employees are hispanic and gain promotions, then we need to see if blacks, whites, Asians, etc. are suffering from discrimination. So, I think it need to be carefully examined.
@58R7HS35yrs5Y
Who are the real minorities?...That needs to be defined. What are the minorities doing to help themselves in a positive manner, i.e., not looting and rioting. Fund families in need!...Don't fund "breeding for money". Spend money on resurrecting the "family unit" in inner cities...it's demise is destroying them.
@4S4H5KB5yrs5Y
These laws refer to minorities which are historically blacks, Mexicans, and Asians. I live in San Antonio, married to a Mexican. I am a minority in San Antonio but there is no law to help me. Instead, it's hard to find a job because I don't speak Spanish.
@4R6FJKV5yrs5Y
AA programs need to be more nuanced; a minority kid who has grown up in an upper middle class home with professional parents should not be seen or helped as "disadvantaged" over a poor white kid from a poor neighborhood or with drug addicted parents, for example.
@4VGVTRD5yrs5Y
The unemployment rate has skyrocketed in past 7 years in poverty areas. Why not address this problem by encouraging business and manufacturing to set up shop nearby?
@86N5Z35Independent5yrs5Y
Yes, however, some colleges and universities are taking it too far and not accepting non-minority based students with the same academic achievements and credentials. Therefore, we should still implement it but race should not be one of the leading factors over whether or not someone gets accepted into the school.
@4RDXWK35yrs5Y
Yes, but only until discrimination becomes less of an issue.
@4S4J7L45yrs5Y
It should be organic, not synthetic.
@4R6NJ3X5yrs5Y
Yes but with a built-in time limit; otherwise it becomes a permanent class of people who see themselves as victims.
@B5X32CW1wk1W
I agree that the qualifications to get into colleges should be lowered for people from low income backgrounds but not for jobs.
@9Q4B6MH1yr1Y
Yes, but only if they prioritize academic/athletic/service achievements and income background rather than simply skin color
Yes, but it should be based on athletic/academic/service achievements and income background and never solely skin color
@9L74FFC1yr1Y
Yes, but it should prioritize academic/service/athletic achievements or personal history more than simply skin color.
@9GZDTYYIndependent2yrs2Y
As long as affirmative action programs remain the responsibility of the state and local governments, I support them.
@AlaskaHawaii 5yrs5Y
No, favoring people because of their identity or type is the exact definition of racism. I don't care if its because they are white,black,yellow,brown,or red. I don't care if they're from africa,latin america,europe,or asia. I don't care if their ancestors arrived on the mayflower or on slave ships.
Racism is wrong, No matter who it's coming from.
@4YZ3KR95yrs5Y
no. I know plenty of NON-Minorities in poverty
@4W2ZGCQ5yrs5Y
No affirmative action doesn't mean to support minorities. It means BLACK people sometimes illegals. Everyone else gets screwed by it.
@4VTRKWX5yrs5Y
Yes, and let's add whites 45 and older to the list.
@tm10305yrs5Y
I do not support AA programs based solely on race, but more as a means to help all those in need. I also am against giving Military first priority.
@4RLF7GV5yrs5Y
The Bakke decision is the right standard.
@4RJQZCH5yrs5Y
No, it is unconstitutional to give minorities greater rights than everyone else.
@4R63FB95yrs5Y
Yes for most jobs below $50k per year
@4YYX8PV5yrs5Y
affirmative action is A set of laws providing benefits for some citizens over others, or government sanctioned preference. It didn't work before the civil rights movement, it won't work after.
@4SKTT7H5yrs5Y
Yes - I'm tired of unqualified white people getting into good schools over Asians!
@984CFC23yrs3Y
Affirmative action is a largely useless and irrelevant program that affects very few people. Both support and opposition to it is largely spread by politicians, media personalities and think tanks looking to either stir up culture wars or virtue signal.
@8PYQ4B55yrs5Y
@97Z2WVL3yrs3Y
No, nationalize Texas's top ten percent plan
@8NCDX8L5yrs5Y
I agree with having more representation of minority but believe that at the end of the day the person who is best suited for a position to be the one getting and race, ethnicity, etc. shouldn’t be a factor
@8LWN6ZXIndependent5yrs5Y
No, I don't believe you should be treated any different because of your age, race, gender, sexuality, ethnic background, etc.
@8L94QTX5yrs5Y
No but all voices should be heard
@9CFJ5BV2yrs2Y
Yes, but stop it once we are statistically shown to have eliminated the generationally perpetuated inequalities that come from slavery and discrimination.
@8R284ZW4yrs4Y
Only for Disabled people.
@9DRLZG72yrs2Y
to be honest, treating everyone the same would be nice. increased representation, but no special treatment.
@9DRHX76 2yrs2Y
We should adhere to a meritocratic system but one which must acknowledge there can be no true meritocracy unless we also and first address the fundamental inequalities of demographics & even of the individuals within them with publicly funded social programs
@9DDDDH72yrs2Y
No, programs should be based on economic adversity rather than race.
@9DD79J2Republican2yrs2Y
Not at all, but we should do more to address poverty.
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