Affirmative Action Banned!

My state (Michigan) has wisely followed in the foosteps of California and banned racist/sexist affirmative action programs in Michigan, that would have discriminated against people based on nothing but their gender or the color of their skin, all in the name of promoting equality.  

It passed by a pretty wide margin 58% - 42% of the vote.. or, another way of looking at it: 

2,137,574  ---  YES on stopping AA
1,552,459  ---  NO on stopping AA

Hopefully this'll spread like wildfire throughout the rest of the states. 

>>208

On the surface I'm sure it seems pretty simple, but given your general lack of deductive ability...even simple concepts seem to be beyond your understanding. But, here we go again...

Affirmative Action isn't a policy based on merit because it addresses the problem of a lack of meritocracy in the private sector where certain companies are not hiring based on merit and are, instead, hiring based on race. Race is only a factor in affirmative action programs, because race appears to be a factor in the hiring process of certain companies within the private sector.

If you are to have a society that hires based solely on merit, then affirmative action quite simply runs contrary to this image because it brings something into the picture that has absolutely nothing to do with merit or qualification for a given position - race.

IF.

Our society isn't based on merit. Then again I supposed this goes back to what I said in >>202:

"Would you say western society, or more specifically American society, is basically "good"? If so, I have some bad news: Western society was built upon racial collectivism. If just for one second, you'd use your brain for something other than divising clever ways to disguise your obvious lack of cognitive ability, you'd see that Affirmative Action actually address that racial collectivism in a way that many had not predicted.

Affirmative Actions brings light to the fact that as things now stand...America is clearly not a meritocracy. And simply based on racial disparity stats alone- it doesn't appear to be making any attempt to be. The kind of society you think you live in; simply doesn't exist for others...or perhaps...it just doesn't exist for anyone."

Would you care to rebut the above statement or is it going to take you a couple of snide posts to warm up first because you lack the ability to do so?

>>207

Are you being contenious for the sake of being contenious?

mer·i·toc·ra·cy /ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsi/ [mer-i-tok-ruh-see]

1. an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.

2. a system in which such persons are rewarded and advanced: The dean believes the educational system should be a meritocracy.

3. leadership by able and talented persons.