Obama writes in his most recent book, The Audacity of Hope: "Affirmative action programs, when properly structured, can open up opportunities otherwise closed to qualified minorities without diminishing opportunities for white students."
Reasons to agree:
- It not that big of a deal, and Obama may be correct, that it is fair to give advantages to groups that were held back. However what he says is not logically sound. You can't give advantages to one group, without taking those advantages from another group. I'm not saying that I think affirmative action is wrong, I'm just saying that you shouldn't lie to us about it. If you think that minorities have been held back, and that they need help, just tell us that, but don't lie to the majority and tell them that their "opportunies" will not be "diminishe[ed]".
Interest of those who agree (that Obama is wrong):
- Promoting the Republican Party by attacking a democrat.
- Racism (critisizing a minority because he is a minority)
Interest of those who disagree (that Obama is right):
- Promoting the Democratic Party by defending a democrat.
- Liberal guilt (defending a minority because he is a minority)
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