tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post1909275039700187399..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Miner's canary = broken windowRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-51708403054271032542010-07-09T21:52:56.255-07:002010-07-09T21:52:56.255-07:00I agree that people like Jeremy are a huge problem...I agree that people like Jeremy are a huge problem, just like any policy is a problem if it demands racial discrimination.<br /><br />But that is not to say that any racist reaction on his part is justified.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-39357947740524148842010-07-09T21:23:29.602-07:002010-07-09T21:23:29.602-07:00I'd say the real problem is people who grossly...I'd say the real problem is people who grossly exaggerate the extent of affirmative action programs and blame them for their own shortcomings. People like Jeremy.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-11699999755179060532010-07-08T08:10:08.560-07:002010-07-08T08:10:08.560-07:00"In fact, if I were black I might actually ha..."In fact, if I were black I might actually have been hired by now thanks to affirmative action."<br /><br />The problem in this instance is that the policies of affirmative action are often blatantly and explicitly racist. These are the quota/reference/goal policies that demand such racial discrimination. A recent famous example of this was the New Haven firefighters hiring policy, where people with valid qualifications were denied jobs due to the wrong skin color.<br /><br />Where these policies are in place what "Jeremy" describes ends up happening. It's because the policies demand it. <br /><br />It also shows how having strong outright racial discrimination as part of affirmative action ends up increasing racial tension. I have known people like this who hate blacks as a whole because of things like this.<br /><br />Such racist policies should be immediately removed from all affirmative-action programs.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com