01-23-2004, 08:58 AM
Mithrandir:
It's not about the past, it's what's happening right now.
Check what the state of Oklahoma had to say about race and incarceration. Note table three: nationwide, 1099 blacks per 100,000 were incarcerated, the total for whites being just 165 per 100,000. I don't know about you, but I'd prefer a slightly worse chance to get into university over being six times as likely to be thrown in jail. White guys have it so tough these days!
And yet you passed up an opportunity to practice your arguments on me when I defended affirmative action upthread.
I reiterate: when you consider that blacks are more likely to grow up in single parent homes (see above) AND more likely to receive a poor education, perhaps a black is more likely to appear less qualified than a white is, given similar talents. Do you care to refute this or will it remain unchallenged?
Nystul:
Or pehaps it will abate as blacks become more accepted and fewer black families are broken up by the state. On the other hand, as we all know, the supreme court really has it in for white people.
And what Doc said.
Quote:It's time to drop the notion that the past is anything but the past.
It's not about the past, it's what's happening right now.
Check what the state of Oklahoma had to say about race and incarceration. Note table three: nationwide, 1099 blacks per 100,000 were incarcerated, the total for whites being just 165 per 100,000. I don't know about you, but I'd prefer a slightly worse chance to get into university over being six times as likely to be thrown in jail. White guys have it so tough these days!
Quote:a veritable parade of pro-AA speakers and activists everywhere on campus... and every single one of them seems completely unwilling to provide an oppurtunity for counter-arguments.
And yet you passed up an opportunity to practice your arguments on me when I defended affirmative action upthread.
I reiterate: when you consider that blacks are more likely to grow up in single parent homes (see above) AND more likely to receive a poor education, perhaps a black is more likely to appear less qualified than a white is, given similar talents. Do you care to refute this or will it remain unchallenged?
Nystul:
Quote: Until or unless the Supreme Court decides to make a firm stand against it (don't hold your breath waiting), the trend will continue to grow.
Or pehaps it will abate as blacks become more accepted and fewer black families are broken up by the state. On the other hand, as we all know, the supreme court really has it in for white people.
And what Doc said.