Comments on: Repeating History

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:36:17 +0000

Redbeard, jan, nardo, repj et al and of course La Shawn: ba-da-boom! Good comments all.

Ciao

Wish you were here, Andy.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:41:04 +0000

My memory of affirmative action’s first years (I’m 56) is twofold:

One, that it was supposed to apply only to companies and institutions with a legally proven history of discrimination, not just to a lopsided racial mix that could have many benign reasons.

And two, that even those who voluntarily took up affirmative action would apply it only when all other factors were equal, e.g. if a number of EQUALLY qualified candidates were white and one was black, the nod would go to the black candidate.

These two factors seemed reasonable at the time to many people. It was only as time went by that quotas, coercive diversity and hiring poorly qualified applicants based upon skin color began happening.

By: jan brauner

jan brauner — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:38:10 +0000

RedBeard;

The only thing mediocre about you is your ability to be ‘mediocre’…..:)

By: Nardo

Nardo — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:06:06 +0000

Mediocre is vague to the point of useless. Sort of like Homer Simpson referring to something as stupid. Do you suppose brother b meant, gasp, blue collar? Perhaps he meant that equal under the law is a concept of middling value. At least you aren’t bad, if not exactly exceptional. His comment was valueless insult, but it inadvertinently spoke volumes about the relative worth of the toxic policies he supports.

By: RedBeard

RedBeard — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:38:23 +0000

Mediocrity is a socio-economic quagmire for white men. Maybe we mediocre guys need an affirmative action plan of our own……..

By: jan brauner

jan brauner — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:06:08 +0000

RedBeard;
I was just sitting here wondering how anyone could determine the ‘mediocrity quotient’ of those opposing affirmative action….Now I know…Thanks for self identifying. Otherwise, I’d have been confused.

By: RedBeard

RedBeard — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:35:48 +0000

AA is a lousy idea, just like almost every other failed liberal plan to “help” people. It’s socially divisive in nature and ultimately detrimental to the very people it’s supposed to benefit.

Sincerely,
Mediocre White Man

By: brotherbrown

brotherbrown — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:44:27 +0000

Why is it that the people who hate affirmative action the most are conservative blacks and mediocre white men?

American industry has prospered in the years since affirmative action was initiated, and the standard of living has increased across the board. And the fact is, white households have benefited the most because white females have been allowed to thrive.

I know many of you would prefer the pre-AA days, when the quota for blacks was zero and you didn’t have to compete. Quit crying and go into business for yourself.

I wish I knew why blacks accept lowered standards as a way of life. America was prospering long before race preferences and would continue to do so without taking skin color into considering when hiring and promoting people. I don’t know what country you’ve been living in or where you get your information. If you want to accept the white man’s pity and handouts, go ahead. Second-class citizienship in this new Jim Crow era is here to stay, and blacks like you ought to be content, but you’re not. I’ve had enough of your complaints about conservatism on this blog. This blog is run by a black conservative who hates skin color preferences, and I’m not too fond of people who are deluded into thinking it’s a good thing. Before I lose my temper more than I have, I think you should take a break from commenting on LBC. – Admin

By: Erbo

Erbo — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 04:54:36 +0000

What happened to that dream of Martin Luther King’s, in which people were judged “not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”?

Of course, so many Democrats fall short on the content-of-character scale…

By: Gambal

Gambal — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:56:56 +0000

#15, Mr. Zavisca, Sir: Scotland is not all ‘Scot’ anymore. Scotland now is a very multi-cultural part of Great Britain with a significant percent of its population immigrant within the last generation or two. Whether its high violent crime rate existed before the multi-cultural influx or if it was even due to it is not known to me. I would bet also; it is not known to you.

By: Nardo

Nardo — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:55:02 +0000

If the government wants to give people reasons to envy and mistrust others they should treat races differently.

Oh, yeah, they already do that.

By: Searchlight Crusade

Searchlight Crusade — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:29:22 +0000

Links and Minifeatures 09 20 Tuesday

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By: RepJ

RepJ — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:27:54 +0000

La Shawn, Rush had a really good caller today from… Brooklyn, I think. She was a black lady who basically said everything you said. I really enjoyed her call and maybe Rush has it on his website.

By: jan brauner

jan brauner — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 20:14:03 +0000

What is so sad about affirmative action is how little it does to help the truly poor, how it adversely affects those who are its beneficiaries, and how balkanizing and corrupting it is for our society as a whole. Not too many people have the guts to take it on…..Kudos to those who think as individuals, and refuse to place themselves in a box!

By: brotherbrown

brotherbrown — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:25:00 +0000

Going from the democrats to the republicans is like going from crack to cocaine.