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Originally posted by artplumber
I haven't taken any charity Rick, and I routinely run into situations where I or others run into roadblocks because of race. You can hardly make the case that I can't compete.
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Then that's great and I applaud you, just as I would applaud anyone who has suceeded in life. The fact that you run into racial roadblocks is an unfortunate truth. My point is that the way to combat that is not affirmative action or any other policy that efffectively lowers the bar for one ethnic group or another.
If you had to choose a role model, would you rather have someone who suceeded on their own, without any help from the gubmint or someone who got into college and then beyond mainly from the color of their skin, and not because they were the best candidate for the position?
My issue is that more blacks who got to their positions on their own and espouse the idea that young blacks should do the same should be the ones being held up as role models and leaders. Unfortunately the current black leaders are the very ones who preach that affirmative action is vital to equality.