[quote=pri_dk][quote=briansd1]Conservatives think that what was done by parents and grand-parents have no bearing on today’s society, hence no need for affirmation action and programs to give opportunities to disadvantaged citizens.[/quote]

I’m a white boy from the Midwest. Every minority that works in my office was far less “disadvantaged” than I was growing up.

But skip the reality, let’s just generalize and say everyone of a certain race is disadvantaged and everyone of another race in not. Deny an opportunity for one person and give it to another based upon superficial characteristics. This will make the world a better place. Anyone who disagrees is a racist.

But your inane comments have nothing to do with the topic of this thread, so kindly STFU.

I think we’ve beaten this thread to death anyway. Here’s all we need to know about this incident:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/american_muslims_to_fort?utm_source=onion_rss_daily%5B/quote%5D
Is your midwestern upbringing really a comparison to generations of abuse slaves suffered and the discrimination post slavery? I would think you would have had to have the most awfully abusive and sabotaging parents for that to be even close to true. Then maybe there would be something to compare. Even if that were the case then you are still white… I believe that that did convey some advantages to you.

I think a lot of people are making great strides but it is unreasonable to say that slavery has no impacts anymore. Within the realm of individual human developement slavery and over the top oppressive racism was just yesterday, as Brian says.