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. 

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"I'm not declaring anyone guilty of anything."

You are declaring white people guilty of privilege, and claiming that they need to be discriminated against for being more successful.

"AA persecutes the private sector for discrimination and that's it."

Wrong. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action

Affirmative action = preferential treatment based on race.

Institutionalized reverse discrimination.

"If this means, in your eyes, the persecution of white people as whole then I don't see who's fault that is or even if that's such a shitty thing given the degree of racial disparity in this country."

Fuck you.  I didn't do anything wrong, and I don't deserve to be discriminated against because I'm white, or because I'm male. 

"I mean, you say you're not racist or that you're not looking out for the best interest of your race and yet you're acting as if AA attacks whites and only whites."

I'm not saying that.  Others have been assaulted by affirmative action as well, such as asians.  The point is that race simply should not be considered at all when applying for a position.  Colorblindness is the way to go.

"And if you can't even admit- even from a purely historic standpoint- that being white in America is better than say- being a mexican immigrant or a black southerner- then what am I supposed to say to you exactly?"

Whether it is or it isn't is beside the point.  Discrimination  based on race or gender for any reason is wrong.

"The only reason there is AA in the first place is because of discrimination."

Reverse discrimination is wrong.  Discrimination is wrong.  Nothing should be considered but the merit of the applicant for a given position.

"In a country with a history of thinly vieled (and often blanant) white nationalism; I don't really see how you can sit there and act as if racism and discrimination is over and there's no need for policy to insure a meritocratic and equal society."

Affirmative action is not meritocratic.  It is racist.

"AA is simply a preventive measure."

That is not true.  It does many more things than just meddling with other people's property and their property rights.

"Discrimination and Jim Crow-like acts of racism are bad for a meritocratic society and if the private sector can't bring themselves to play by the democratic rules of ethics- then they should be treated like the children they are and have their hands forced."

Whose property is it? Who owns it? Property rights entail the right to both use and disposal as the owner sees fit.  The private sector will slow down and eventually stop discrimination if market forces are allowed to be the deciding factor. 

Gradually, the market will show people that discrimination is wrong, if we let it.  Market forces punish discriminators.