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Originally Posted by Eurosceptic Atlanticist
Discriminating against people on the grounds of race is illegal. This should work for all races. Obviously if someone has been discriminated against then they should pursue their case through the courts. However, 'positive' discrimination is a step too far.
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Well now you seem to be moving done the road of methodological individualism.
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Balance what? Discrimination on the grounds of race is already illegal. This is as far as legal protection/interference should go.
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The motivation of the aa supporters is to balance the ongoing discrimination against some and there often poorer starting places. In this sense it is not racist it is a balance to discrimination. You can easily imagine a spiral effect, a black parent continually gets past over for jobs and promotion, they get less money, there kids grow up poorer which often means less qualified and they are on top of that discriminated against and the circle goes on.
To call attempts to break this circle, which I too think are generally misguided in the current way they are carried out, racist is simply empty and misapplied rhetoric, which makes the user look silly.