Tuesday, November 25, 2008

What is Discrimination?

http://wecanmo.org/

^ This site is dedicated to encouraging Missouri residents to keep Affirmative Action in Missouri and "reject discrimination" but isn't that what Affirmative Action is? It wants you to make sure people are fairly represented, despite qualifications.

They actually won to keep it of the ballot.

And the site also criticizes Ward Connerly quite a bit. There argument isn't the most solid thing I've heard and its no wonder they've turned off comment capabilities. Ward Connerly also thinks people should have more consideration based on socioeconomics rather than race, and the site criticizes him for spending money campaigning rather than giving his money to the poor. As if it makes sense to try and help just some people a little bit, or try to help a lot of people indirectly. He came to Truman State University in Kirksville, MO to speak last year (I didn't get to see him, and didn't know who he was at the time anyway). I wish I had heard exactly what he had to say.

I think Affirmative Action is considered liberal, and banning it is considered conservative. Pro-AA people try to make it seem like voting against it means you're racist. Cheap shot, guys. I know we have a way to go, but I think people need to change their whole view on this, and keeping laws which make it the for front of people's minds doesn't help.

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