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Old 02-10-2019, 03:22 PM   #124
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Re: Northam, Warren, Fairfax...

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop View Post
Does anyone really believe that AA directly harms black people? I think a view I've heard from thoughtful conservatives (I may be going to back to law school) revolves around a commitment to formal equality under the law, out of a mistrust that any departure from formal equality is pernicious because it can be twisted to bad ends. So the idea is not that AA itself is bad for black people, but that it undermines the principle of equality and in the long run will have other bad effects.
No one really thinks AA harms black people. That’s a bit of BS dressed up as contrarian thinking.

The only laws that may harm protected classes are discrimination claims (age, sex, race, etc.). It can harm one’s chances to be perceived as unfireable.
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