Comments on: What’s discrimination?

By: Peejz

Peejz — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:34:40 +0000

31 Actually, he was pointing out to college kids that no matter what they say, they discriminate. Be it large or small, they discriminate. AA is very much an issue here. AA is a form of discrimination. It is considered good discrimination when it benefits you, but bad when it doesn’t. At the end of the day, it is discrimination.

By: San Francisco Liberal

San Francisco Liberal — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:30:09 +0000

#29…private discrimination is obviously not a “bad” thing. Choosing one wine over an other is a private choice.

The point I got out of the article was the author was trying to blur the lines between private discrimination and the kind that violates the law, like Jim Crow, etc. Saying “Oh, discrimination isn’t a big deal; after all, I discriminate when I choose one wine over the other”

LEGAL “discrimination” like AA isn’t an issue here.

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Perhaps I should have said: “And I say “only a conservative”because only a conservative would write an essay attempting to blur the lines between “good” and “bad” discrimination”

By: Peejz

Peejz — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:17:42 +0000

29 And that was the point that Walter Williams was trying to make. Society can’t, nor should it, try to rid itself of discrimination. There will always be good forms and bad forms, but don’t pretend to be someone that doesn’t discriminate. We do it everyday of our lifes…

By: TedintheShed

TedintheShed — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:57:57 +0000

SFL said: “And I say “only a conservative”because only a conservative would write an essay on why discrimination is a good thing:”

Only a conservative would argue that discimination is a good thing? You just spent 8 posts argue with Peejz that discrinination is a good thing, namely Affirmitive Action.

Methinks your posts reek of hypocricy.

By: San Francisco Liberal

San Francisco Liberal — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:00:54 +0000

The US Government uses AA to this day.

I guess I can amend my statement to say that AA is the FEDERAL law of the land.

By: Peejz

Peejz — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:52:43 +0000

you asked 14 to bolster your statement in 12. AA is not the law of the land as it has been deemed unconstitional in some cases while contitutional in others. It is a selective process.

By: Mike Kilo

Mike Kilo — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:50:09 +0000

the answer is of course, YES. Racism is performed in the US… liberals LOVE it! Without racism, there are no votes!

By: San Francisco Liberal

San Francisco Liberal — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:44:18 +0000

But #14 was the Question to be answered, not the statement.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:41:58 +0000

But #12 was the statement.

By: San Francisco Liberal

San Francisco Liberal — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:32:15 +0000

Another question:

Does the US government practice AA?