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Well, many would hire programmers /engineers/ lawyers/ doctors/ professors for competence regardless of race.

• Klinky 10y ago
  In an era of slavery, many would not. In an era of Jim Crow and segregation, many would not. In the era of the 60s civil rights movement, many would not. In fact during those times a minority would hire for competence regardless of race. Simply telling the discriminated to "go work somewhere else" is just encouraging those who discriminate, and is a lazy solution to a complex problem.
  • davidf18 10y ago
    > '"go work somewhere else" is just encouraging those who discriminate, ...' I once heard lawyer Alan Dershowitz, who at age 28 was the youngest full professor in Harvard law history, say that he didn't get one job offer from 40 different white shoe law firms. His lawyer son when interviewing did far better. Today's marketplace is way too competitive to discriminate. Those who discriminate simply allow the competition to get better talent. Nobody should work in a workplace where they are not wanted when there are workplaces that would want them.
    • TheCoelacanth 10y ago
      Discriminators might get punished by the market, but that's no reason that they shouldn't also get punished by the law too. They shouldn't get away with illegally discriminating just because they are also making themselves less competitive.