(10-31-2022, 03:53 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: So I never went to college or a university.  Someone please explain to me why race (or ethnicity) should be a factor for admission.

To put it in really simple terms, consider the following hypothetical situation.

A farmer wants to hire a hand.  There are two candidates.  One is a white man that can run the tractor correctly and safely.  He makes straight passes in the field with no problem.  The other is a black man who has never driven a tractor, has to have instruction and basically screws up the field.

Which one should be hired?  The white man because he has the skill needed?  or  The black man in the name of "diversity" or whatever?

Whether it is for a job or admission to a school race, color, sex, ethnicity etc. should never be a factor.  It should always be about merit/ability/skill.

The counter-argument I always hear is that the black man/woman never had the opportunity to learn how to run the tractor correctly, so to right the wrongs of the past, we must offer that opportunity disproportionately until some 'level of equality' is achieved. Of course, that level is never defined anywhere. Of course, this is not true today. There have been affirmative action programs and college funding for disadvantaged blacks since the late 60's/early 70's. Why it hasn't worked is a topic for discussion, but the opportunities have been there for a while now.

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