Who's the "you" here? Actually....never mind. I dont think I can stomach another Angel post about personal antecdotes and misrepresented statistics....
> ... > ??? > No I am not dealing with absolute numbers. > > If you say that the sample is 105 mice..and 50% of blue mice are > employed..that means that 2.5 blue mice are employed.(did you > really think about this before posting?).And if 10% of red mice are > employed, then 10 Red mice are employed. But in this case, > because of the numbers and the ratios, the Red Mice would be the ones with > a problem. > > What bearing this has on the example I gave, or the original question, I > cannot fathom , as the percentage of poor whites is Not > higher than the percentage of poor minorities per population figure. And > the percentage per population of whites in executive > management is NOT higher than the percentage per population of minorities > in executive management. I told you if you doubt or > dispute this to check your country's Census data. > > If you don't understand these simple ratios then no wonder you resort to > personal anecdotes to try to make your point,misuse and > misrepresent statistics and steadfastly ignore the national data before > you. > > When you combine this fact with the proven discrimination against > minorities in the American Workplace, and the sharp decline in > minority employment and school admissions in those states in which AA is > not enforced then it is clear that AA is helping minorities > achieve job placement and school admissions which is part of its goal. > Poverty is a factor of Race in America because of > discrimination and racism that has existed in that country for centuries > (or are you going to deny that as well?). Whichever factor > you wish to look at, Racism and racist discrimination in America has a > large part to play in the lives of Minorities. > > But I point to your cognitive dissonance on the issue as the reason for > your failure to accept the logic of this.For whatever reason > you do not wish to admit that Racism negatively affects the lives of > millions of minorities in your country and prevents them from > attending the best schools and getting the best jobs alongside their > similarly qualified White counterparts.This despite the fact > that this is precisely what has been known to occur in your country with > racial segregation and discrimination for centuries,until a > few decades ago. > > And now there are moves to remove Affirmative Action, which is the one > thing that seems to be working for getting minorities proper > job and educational oppurtunities,because Whites are affected by it. But I > also understand why you would be unable to see it that > way as well. > > -Gel > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145154 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
