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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:17 AM Original message |
Can someone tell me why Republicans are still throwing hissy fits over affirmative action? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
1. Because they're still upset at any indication of a level playing field |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. wedge issue |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's white male victimhood |
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RDANGELO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. They are obsessed about race. n/t |
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ErinBerin84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
5. one thing that pissed me off |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
6. Because advocating segregation nowadays is considered racist. |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
7. The GOP use EMOTION as their form of populism. They believe |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. Good Point. They can't see the beam in their own eyes, just the speck in the eyes of others. nt |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
9. Well here's the start of an answer... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. The prerequisite for cognitive dissonance is cognition. |
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Still Sensible (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
11. Because it is an issue on which they got a lot of traction |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yes, I certainly can. It's because Affirmative Action is a *perfect* excuse for |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
13. well.... they're only being reasonable. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. they want their corporate benefactors to be able to continue to discriminate |
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