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So, it's only called affirmative action when liberals do it?



H2C, we all know what he is going to say
Its funny that the left would like some cooperation now but never remembers that when the right is in office.



I never know what I'm going to say. Most of this shit I just make up as I go along. But for the record h2c, most affirmative action policies amount to little more than tokenism. Any race-based policy is inherently discriminatory, and wrong-headed in my opinion. If the ultimate goal of affirmative action is to "level the playing field", those polcies could just as well be based on social/economic need, and still address the disparity caused by discrimination [ since minorities still suffer from disproportionate levels of poverty, crime, and poor education ]. But whether you wanna characterize Mikey Steele's appointment as affirmative action or tokenism, it still amounts to nothing more than cynical, cosmetic bullshit, and it insults the intelligence of the American public [ and for the purposes of my argument, I'm gonna pretend that's not an oxymoron ].
And I only expect Republicans to cooperate to the extent that it's in the best interest of the country. Just as I'd expect Dems to cooperate with a Republican administration in a time of crisis. That doesn't preclude oversight, or criticism. It's the duty of the opposition to question the administration's policies, and healthy, vigiorous debate is a vital part of the process [ Obama has said as much ]. But there's a difference between opposition on sincere philosophical grounds, and obstruction for the sake of scoring political points.
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