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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5629636" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>But there are state universities everywhere that aren't difficult to get into. The schools that are competitive have an unwritten promise that a degree from them carries more weight in getting employment. And the elite schools almost guarantee a well paid job and bright future after graduation. Thus if they set entrance criteria that makes acceptance extremely difficult but consistently make exceptions based on skin color rather than merit they are causing harm to students who worked very hard to meet the entrance criteria. A black kid should have equal opportunity for equal effort. Should have excellent chances for acceptance if their record is superior. But if they don't they should seek an education elsewhere as should everyone else. To say we've got plenty of this one group, let's take more from this other group even though beyond the few we've already accepted there aren't any as qualified as the remaining candidates in the first group, is unfair to that first group. Affirmative action making sure that kids got a chance to get educated was a good thing. Affirmative action used to give preference to one group over an other is discrimination. No one should get preference if they didn't earn it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5629636, member: 24302"] But there are state universities everywhere that aren't difficult to get into. The schools that are competitive have an unwritten promise that a degree from them carries more weight in getting employment. And the elite schools almost guarantee a well paid job and bright future after graduation. Thus if they set entrance criteria that makes acceptance extremely difficult but consistently make exceptions based on skin color rather than merit they are causing harm to students who worked very hard to meet the entrance criteria. A black kid should have equal opportunity for equal effort. Should have excellent chances for acceptance if their record is superior. But if they don't they should seek an education elsewhere as should everyone else. To say we've got plenty of this one group, let's take more from this other group even though beyond the few we've already accepted there aren't any as qualified as the remaining candidates in the first group, is unfair to that first group. Affirmative action making sure that kids got a chance to get educated was a good thing. Affirmative action used to give preference to one group over an other is discrimination. No one should get preference if they didn't earn it. [/QUOTE]
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