"thunder" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:20:38 +0000, NOYB wrote:


It's not about "being an expert". It's about applying commonsense. The
color of your skin shouldn't give you extra points in the admission
process
when you're applying to a College...especially if that college is
taxpayer-funded.

Where were you when the color of your skin kept you out of that college?


The college I am referring to is Michigan. I dunno that the color of ones
skin *ever* kept people out of that college.

It wasn't that long ago. Civil rights have come a long way recently, and
Affirmative Action was just one of the tools used. Perhaps it's
usefulness is now declining,

I agree...much like unions.


but it was a *small* price to pay to right a
*grievous* wrong.

So you punish some innocent white kid because some ignorant, fat white guy
oppressed a bunch of black people 45 years ago?