--- Eugene Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think dinesh's name has appeared on this list > earlier in a different context. that he is a > conservative and anti-immigrant is well-known. > Mario replies: Dinesh D'Souza is a modern political conservative. He is NOT anti-immigrant, being an immigrant himself. > Eugene continues: > he earned his reputation for himself being an > immigrant who has attacked "affirmative action." > Mario replies: Many Asian immigrants oppose "affirmative action" because it makes no sense in the long run. Dinesh is a critic of the kind of affirmative action that selects unqualified people simply on the basis of their race, often setting them up for failure. He supports using race as one factor in selecting equally qualified candidates who might have been overlooked in the past. Dinesh would prefer that those with inferior qualifications, for whatever reason, improve their qualifications first, so that they can the compete successfully in this highly competitive country. For example, many top American universities accept unqualified minorities because of political correctness. What is given little publicity is that a high percentage of these then drop out because they cannot keep up with the other highly qualified students, many of whom are Asians. Their obvious shorcomings versus their peers in the highly selective universities, before and after admission, also harms their self-confidence, whereas had they gone to one of the many less competitive universities they generally fare better and graduate with more confidence. > Eugene writes: > I have read his two books and many articles. > I also think I pointed out here that to the best of > my knowledge Dinesh is an "east indian". Someone in > Canada told me she knew him as a child in Bandra, as > both families were from the same area. > However, let me add that calling for his ethnic > background has nothing to do with my post here, just > to ask for clarification whether he is on Goan > origin. > Mario replies: Dinesh D'Souza is as Goan as Eugene seems to be. > Eugene writes: > I have no problems discussing his politics. > Mario responds: Thank you, Eugene. I believe it is quite appropriate to debate his ideas, as well as to disagree with him. What I object to are the attempts by some to tear down a Goan-Indian, who is second only to Victor Menezes of Citigroup, who has now retired, in achievement by Goans in the United States. Without the benefit of any affirmative action, I may add.
