Citizen Staff Writer
RealFAST ONLINE COMMENTS
Compiled by BILLIE STANTON
bstanton@tucsoncitizen.com
The story: Affirmative action is a racist policy disguised as a cure for racism, and it ought to be eliminated, says teen columnist Ravi Ram.
Your take: Amen, Ravi! This young man will be going places, most of our online community declares.
“A high school student can see this, why can’t all the whiners who have positions of power not see this?” asks AgentRLL.
“Very good article, Ravi,” echoes F L Burdorf. “I commend you for seeing the truth behind affirmative action.”
“Whites should NEVER deny or renounce their abilities and talents to favor some other group – until all the others extend the same courtesies,” writes Nemesys. “I’m not holding my breath, waiting for that to happen.”
Counters leftfield, “I’m certainly glad I was never the recipient of ‘all the same courtesies’ that whites have extended . . . the disparities in income, education, political power, etc.”
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