gam@amdahl.UUCP (Gordon A. Moffett) (11/03/84)
> = Milo > > ....Affirmative action is > counterproductive, it only strengthens prejudice, and while > serving to 'equalize' things at the lower levels, only > breeds animosty and antagonism in the upper managment. > At least thats the way I call it. I am for a colorblind > meritocracy. When a person makes it by himself with no special > aid, he gains the respect of all those around him. And its respect thats the key to > true equality in society, not legislative fiat and the use of > coercion. > This except (and the rest of the article). I agree with completely. The rights of individuals and minorities need to be protected, but reverse discrimination hurts everyone including those whom it was meant to help! -- (It's only a model) Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!gam [ This is just me talking. ]
dyer@wivax.UUCP (Stephen Dyer) (11/04/84)
But what does affirmative action have to do with gay rights? Unless I've missed some news articles, no one here on net.motss has ever suggested legislation akin to affirmative action. In fact, the concept of hiring quotas for gay people sounds pretty absurd, as well as unnecessary--you get 10% for free anyway! :-) /Steve Dyer