[quote:08267]Definetly, this would make them pick the more qualified candidate. This seems like an obvious choice. Maybe the "qualified candidates" are not going to be black, but then maybe they should try to become that candidate. It's quite simple really.[/quote:08267]

THeyd pick the more qualified candidate based on RACE? Uhmmm ok.

For this to work, than it would mean that 100% of those decisions were not racially motivated. Can you honestly say that would happen?

I live in South Carolina. The flag was removed from
atop the State House and now sits in some memorial park
dedicated to the civil war where it belongs. While it was
part of the civil war, it's not part of modern day society.
It didn't belong on the State House. This whole flag issue is ridiculous.
It makes the South look like uneducated back wood hillbillies,
that won't recongize black people as equals. This isn't true.
Southerners get a bad enough "wrap" as it is, without all this
childish shit. The only people that were here in SC protesting
were 40'ish white guys with poor up-bringings and very little education.
They don't speak for the silent majority who really could give
a fuck less what happened. The civil war isn't a proud moment to remember.
As for Georgia, let the people vote, if they vote to have it back,
so be it. That's democracy, and that's coming from a conservative republican. biggrin:

[quote="ED!":93602][quote:93602]Definetly, this would make them pick the more qualified candidate. This seems like an obvious choice. Maybe the "qualified candidates" are not going to be black, but then maybe they should try to become that candidate. It's quite simple really.[/quote:93602]

THeyd pick the more qualified candidate based on RACE? Uhmmm ok.

For this to work, than it would mean that 100% of those decisions were not racially motivated. Can you honestly say that would happen?[/quote:93602]

OK, did you read my post? The whole thing was about NOT picking people because of race, but because of their qualifications. I also, I do believe that for these situations, (college admissions and jobs) MOST would not be motivated by racists. I do beleive that it is not 100%.

Affirmative Action is not the way to fix this. If a minority thinks he is not getting a job or getting deferred from a college or university, then he should be able to appeal to some sort of special commity so that they may further reveiw the situation. But, we can't keep doing what we are doing now. We cannot continue to give jobs and places in colleges to less qualified people simply because of what color they are. This is not fair to the minorities themselves and not fair to the majority.

That's all I have to say, I am not gonna check this topic any more, it feels like it's just getting useless. oOo: