by minorities to garner special favors?
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Yes, it really is. Most people like their own race the best and it comes out sometimes in conversations. Men look at sex much differently than women and always will. We say things that are crude even if we try not to. The answer is to be consciously respectful and take enjoyment out of diversity of all kinds.\n\nI do get tired of those that whine about being the only ones. Usually, they are the most prejudiced and the least intelligent. I am white and I am talking about individuals of all races.\n\nThis is a good subject and I am glad that you brought it up.
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The only way a law can level the playing field for a class of people is if it does not exsist.  \n\nIt sucks that people have inherint biases but the fact is that we all have them.  I am white and married a white woman.  I prefer white women.  All of my black friends married black women.  They prefer black women.  We (the human race) are prejudicial by nature.  Unfortunately, no law wil ever fix this. \n\nTo answer your question......No, I do not beleive in affirmative action.  Instead, I beleive that minorities that are under-represented in certain occupations need to try harder to make themselves valuable in those positions.  In most cases that means they will have to learn to properly speak the english language.
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Yes. Throughout the history of our country there has always been one group of people held down for the benefit of another
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People who open up their hearts to Him, and offer to serve Him.
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it seems like we can't do that b/c people feel discriminated against if they are in a minority...employers & organizations have to have 'proof' that they don't
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Well, the only thing I know about it you can get certain grants and scholarships to school that other people can't get.  But you have to provide proof of your heritage (there is some sort of certificate you have to get).
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Give some to the people who need it, and charity
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To give the other person or people what they want.
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Probably not. The liberals would rather have the homosexual population "kept down", like the blacks, women, and other minorities. This way they can have an excuse to give people money for nothing but being different. Problem with that is, everyone's different, and I shouldn't have to pay for you AND you're difference. Find a way to keep the liberals out of the equation, and you'd have a winning idea. As you pretty much always would.
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Groups that haven't had their rights compromised by society often negatively perceive the mechanisms used by marginalized groups to get equality.  It's understandable given that the mechanisms seem to be fostering a kind of specialness.  However, when we look at them a little more closely, these mechanisms are born from the reality of inequality and are necessary until that inequality is resolved.  Therefore, it would be ludicrous for the non-marginalized groups to demand that these same mechanisms apply to them (e.g. a white college fund, a white-rights promotion group).  Why?  Because the whole point is that the society doesn't compromise the rights of the privileged group.  With that said, because all of these things are human institutions, there will be cases where the mechanisms fail.  With respect to your experiences, we need to make sure that we analyze our thoughts and perceptions because our natural tendency as humans is to project responsibility outward and to see ourselves as victimized.  I'm not saying this is the case in your specific experiences but, given that it's a universal dynamic, it would be a positive exercise to investigate this in yourself.
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It depends, but most public servants are not allowed to take money from those they are helping because it is a conflict of interest.\nIt can be misconstrued that they got good service and will continue to get good service only if they "tip" you.
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and you call ME special needs! thats rich.\nhow do i deal with discrimination? kick em in the nads.
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For one simple reason ;  as long as political powers are capable of altering peoples perceptions and divide them into groups, they can gain political power.  By inspiring the perception of seperation between ethnic gropus they create an us vs. them mentality.  They then use this mentality to inspire people that only those who created this false seperation can represent them fairly. So while you are offended for what people say about your group, they feel the same for what some in your group said of them.  Ridiculous isn't it?
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Recognizing racial discrimination...
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Excellent topic. I also wrote a paper on this and showed the EXTREME disparity in scholarships available to minorities in detriment of so-called "mainstream" individuals. Like older white males, for example.\n\nBut your question is puzzling as there is a TON of information on this in any public library, and it's decidedly one-sided in favour of blacks (who benefit the least) and should favour Asians (who benefit the most and become more productive members of society when they are the recipients of scholarship benefits.)\n\nAmerican Indians have very few sources of scholarship dollars available as their political presence is quite mundane. Hispanics have progressed and have a large following in scholarship donees. Blacks have tremendous private and public funding in response to political benefits associated with their so-called oppression, but when given the opportunity (money) they don't stay in the programs to completion and have large loan-default numbers. In a vicious cycle, they again complain of their political and social oppression.
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Lobby at whatever level you are able to...sad is the day when a minority, through political correctness becomes a majority! I am first generation Australian and was taught early, Australian first, then you can please yourself with race, religion etc.
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It would be best to ask them. Take some initiative.