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Originally Posted by Megabyte117
I read it, and I still stand by what I said. How about the countless immigrants who came to this country and had nothing? It still sounds like an excuse to me. Yes, slavery was a horrible thing and that's putting it lightly. Yet others manage to come from nothing and emerge with something. And they don't resort to crutches such as Affirmative Action. What does Affirmative Action teach us? That no matter how smart you are white kid, that other kid will get that scholarship, that advantage, simply for being a different race.
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Again, this isn't a competition. I'm sure there are also countless articles on the negative effects of immigrants who come into the USA. I'm not talking about that, though. We can, if you want to.
In the mean time, though, I'm talking about the negative effects of slavery on today's black society. If you have read the article and fully understood what it said, and you still believe that slavery is an excuse, then I'm not sure I have anything further to say to you. It's just a matter of different mindsets - perhaps even stubbornness - and to me, there's not much point in going back and forth over the issue.