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I reject your presumptive framing that affirmative action is a “punishment”. If you help someone, you are punishing the entire world?
by dahart 3mo ago
I reject your presumptive framing that affirmative action is a “punishment”. If you help someone, you are punishing the entire world?
- tanseydavid 3mo ago> Where else in our society do we justify imposing a moral wrong on a specific individual > If you help someone, you are punishing the entire world? You are missing (or maybe even ignoring) the huge difference between these two viewpoints.
- dahart 3mo agoI’d be very happy to discuss the nuances and relative merits. I agree that it’s time to have race blind admissions and stop preferential treatment. I’m arguing against the hyperbolic notion that affirmative action is inherently immoral. @rayiner is trying to cut off the idea that it had any upsides and was ever reasonable. I’m still trying to convey that racism != any and all types of discrimination.