August 09, 2005
Quote of the Day
Critics of race-based affirmative action have for a long time suggested that preference programs based on color reinforce racialist stereotypes, perpetuate a culture of victimization, strengthen racial balkinization, and taint all achievers of color with the implicit suggestion that their success is owed in large part to programs that eschew merit for cosmetic diversity. Progressives respond that critics of affirmative action are likely closet racists who use code words like “fair" and “merit" to hide their hatred of minorities behind a construct that inherently preferences whites. Unstated in all this—but increasingly obvious in posts like Mithras’—is the sense of ownership over minorities progressives who support affirmative action assert whenever they criticize non-whites who break with a leftist orthodoxy they implicitly credit for that individual’s success.Posted by Karol at August 9, 2005 01:16 AM | TrackBack
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Goldstein's been on a roll as of late, starting with the evisceration of the chickenhawk meme.
Posted by: Shawn at August 9, 2005 10:51 AMPost a comment
