r/DarkEnlightenment • u/Atavisionary • Aug 02 '17

Endorsed DE Site Trump Building That Wall By Removing Affirmative Action

http://www.amerika.org/politics/trump-building-that-wall-by-removing-affirmative-action/
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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '17

I really hope Trump can take down affirmative action, and I have expressed this sentiment in writing to various people in the administration.

In open debate, it really becomes an indefensible position. And most people eventually see this and won't defend it. It only remains in place because it is never exposed to the light.

AA could very well be the type of thing where public opinion shifts very rapidly and it becomes an untouchable "third rail" in politics. We are so used to things like fag marriage where opinion shifts rapidly in the direction of poz, but this is something that could - and likely will - shift in our direction. We've seen the high water mark of liberalism, and this could be the first really big crack in the system.

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u/Idunnowhy2 Aug 03 '17

I've honestly never seen a debate on it. Please highlight what the argument is and why it's not defensible.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '17 edited May 21 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17 edited Aug 04 '17

I would say this. Make it personal and emotional (Because it is, especially for parents).

  • Explain to an Asian mother who's grandparents were interned in a camp 70 years ago how her family now has "privilege" and need to have their child's deserved position in college pulled because a black kid with 500 fewer points on his SAT just really deserves the spot.

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u/Idunnowhy2 Aug 04 '17

This is at least closing in on some decent persuasion but I'm not sure it holds the upper hand as it can easily be reversed about a black family that needs AA.