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From: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.social,net.women,net.flame
Subject: Re: Discrimination and Affirmative Action
Message-ID: <366@spar.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 10:23:31 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 26 10:23:31 1985
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Reply-To: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis)
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Summary: 

In article <1059@mnetor.UUCP> clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis) writes:

>Given that AA is not strictly fair in the short term, I personally
>believe that in the short-term AA will not only be unfair, but in fact
>generate MORE discrimination.

    But it is not unfair, because white males already have an advantage,
    at least in America.

    Even with AA.
    
    Removing AA will just widen the disparity.

-michael