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[novapsyche]

I'm going to say it, and I don't care how many people hate me for saying it:

Affirmative action is still needed in the United States.

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I'll assume that you concede the "based on something other than need or qualifications," and that you're looking for me to defend "the idea that we're giving benefits to people." If that's not a fair assumption, please let me know.

From Wikipedia, "Affirmative action is a policy or a program which gives preference to some group of people (often minorities, women, or the physically handicapped) with the stated goal of countering past or ongoing discrimination against them. It can take many forms including priority acceptance for government contracts, education, or employment and/or language training or vocational training." (emphasis mine)

"When members of targeted groups are actively sought or preferred, the reason given is usually that this is necessary to compensate for advantages that other groups are said to have had (such as through institutional racism or institutional sexism or historical circumstances)." (again, emphasis mine)

How do you define AA? Equality for all? Because that is exactly not what AA is.