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What are the "flat out made up scare stories" she says Fox reports on?
And Bill O'Reilly is right. African Americans have overwhelmingly voted Democrat for a very long time. Democrats generally are for social justice and redistribution of wealth. What did he say that was incorrect?
Interesting term, "redistribution of wealth." Not sure that would be completely accurate.
Why not?...
Because affording opportunity, promoting fairness, equality of opportunity, and social justice does not equal "redsistribution of wealth." I think it is a made up term, both used dishonestly and out of ignorance.
What is social justice? How are they promoting fairness? What is fairness?
How does a government implement social justice?
Laws that require equality and encourage equal access. Incentives.
if your trying to get at something, state it clearly.
We already have equality. What do YOU mean by "equality"? How does the government insure equal access and to what? What incentives?
While I think both have their own motives one is a far right nut, the other a far left one, and lol at the idea of her not wanting to play ping pong with Fox, it's still always fun to see MSNBC fire back at Fox, because normally Fox doesn't come up with a rebuttal, they just love to redirect.
Boo, how should the government go about "paying back" the African American community? What would that look like and where would the money come from?
Government makes laws that say you can't discrminate based on race, gender or religion. Government seeks equality in this way. They also look at the head start whites had on blacks and seek to help them catch up. Nothing unreasonable about this. And it moves us toward equality.
Rachel Maddow Hits Back at Bill O'Reilly: Fox News Trying to Scare White People (VIDEO)
While I think both have their own motives one is a far right nut, the other a far left one, and lol at the idea of her not wanting to play ping pong with Fox, it's still always fun to see MSNBC fire back at Fox, because normally Fox doesn't come up with a rebuttal, they just love to redirect.
I think I have stated that already, though I didn't say paying back.
Are you promoting taking from white people and giving to blacks because of slavery, lack of civil rights, etc.? Is that what you mean by "catching up"?
No. Whites already have help. Legacy, connections, support that many minorities don't have. Adding the same support for minorities is not taking away, but helping make more equal. For example, if Bush, and many othes, had to rely on grades and achievement, they would not have been allowed in to schools like Harvard and Yale. Priviliedge allows them entry unchallenged. I mention this not to bash, but to show how we allow entry for reasons other than achievement daily. I do an exercise with my classes in which I give them the particulars on eight students and tell them that only two get into college. They have to decide which two. Their answers vary, but the 4.0 student with the near perfect SAT is never chosen, thought they refuse to pick anyone based on race. Yet, beinga white classroom, they always see extras of value in lessor qualified whites. I find this interesting, and little more, but note that we do not allow access based on OBJECTIVE achievemet alone.
So, allowing for some route that allows more deserving people entrance is not taking anything away, but adding more opportunity.
Aren't you against vouchers?
Yes, I am. They only move a few people around and not fix the core problem. Most left behind stay left behind.
With that said, I like watching them go back and forth, it's pretty funny most of the time.
Well that's one "opinion" I guess, though it more sounds like you are not for as much of that equality as you say you are. :shrug:
I don't beleive vouchers will do anything for equality, other than mke things less equal. isit Holly Springs Mississippi sometime. Two schools. One White; one black. They are that way on purpose. Care to guess which one has the money and the better school? The white private school has excellent teachers. The black school has had people like the former police chief teaching math because they lack teachers.
Vouchers won't help them.
Private schools are often better because they avoid the problems of a general population. Most will fight to keep that advantage. We might get the Rent to Own version of education pop with vouchers, but that will likely be a lessor education and not help the situation.
Again, the problems are not fixed by moving only a few from a bad situation. better to fix the bad situation.
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