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xaq141175 · 19-01-2004, 06:18

positive discrimination is this 'affirmative action' i mentioned earlier. i thought we were supposed to be moving away from this way of thinking. i'm disappointed.

i'm in two minds about it because ethnic minoritys have been descriminated against in the past and that had a major impact on thier social integration, effectively isolating them. some form of compensation would seem to make sense, at first.

what we have now is the legacy of that time, with ghettoisation and other cultural developments within pluralethnic communitys. i do not believe that racism is typically a major problem anymore so 'affirmative action's' relevance has deminished.

'affirmative action' is a form of 'top down design' for society. this is very dangerous, everytime it's happened in the past it has resulted in massive social unrest as it creates an adversarial relationship between different community's of a society due to the rapid change it brings.

change has to happen slowly if social cohesion is to be maintained. i say let ethnic communitys integrate naturally, at their own rate, without political meddling.

19-01-2004, 06:18	#5
xaq141175 Inactive Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Leicester Age: 50 Posts: 205	Re: career racism ? positive discrimination is this 'affirmative action' i mentioned earlier. i thought we were supposed to be moving away from this way of thinking. i'm disappointed. i'm in two minds about it because ethnic minoritys have been descriminated against in the past and that had a major impact on thier social integration, effectively isolating them. some form of compensation would seem to make sense, at first. what we have now is the legacy of that time, with ghettoisation and other cultural developments within pluralethnic communitys. i do not believe that racism is typically a major problem anymore so 'affirmative action's' relevance has deminished. 'affirmative action' is a form of 'top down design' for society. this is very dangerous, everytime it's happened in the past it has resulted in massive social unrest as it creates an adversarial relationship between different community's of a society due to the rapid change it brings. change has to happen slowly if social cohesion is to be maintained. i say let ethnic communitys integrate naturally, at their own rate, without political meddling.