[471] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Affirmative Action
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sourav K. Mandal)
Wed May 2 22:52:24 2001
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From: "Sourav K. Mandal" <Sourav.Mandal@ikaran.com>
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Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 22:49:37 -0400
""Prez H. Cannady" <revprez@MIT.EDU>" wrote:
> Incorrect, that is still what affirmative action is.
> What has entered into the buzz word lexicon refers to
> equal opportunity programs -- many of which are
> happily, voluntarily and readily available in the
> marketplace regardless of whether they fall under
> the collection of federal classes associated with
> actual affirmative action.
Thanks for pointing out the semantic distinction -- I stand corrected.
However, both are still based upon the same fallacious principle: it's
okay to collectively harm some individuals in a large group if it means
helping a larger fraction of people in a smaller group.
Sourav
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