ù Quoting Don Box from a message to D.E. Bryant  ù 
DB> answered: "I made sergeant and just before my promotion I was called  
DB> into the Captain's office and was told my promotion was being 
DB> rescinded  because of Affirmative Action... the promotion numbers 
DB> didn't come out  right and I hadto step down for someone who didn't 
Hey Don-
I think you feel the same way a lot of white people do, which is sort of 
understandable. That times are rough for everyone, and affirmative action 
programs seem to be causing injustices here and there. Affirmative action is 
literally a strongarm to help black people gain some class mobility. It might 
not be completely ethical in some kind of moral vacuum, but we have to look 
at 
context here. If you're born poor, it is almost a certainty that you will die 
poor. That's just statistics. And the blatant racism that has run this 
country 
since it was created cannot be overcome in one or two generations. 
On to your other points, about attitude, I agree that if you think you can't 
get a job, you won't get a job. And if you think you can, you have a better 
chance. But attitude can only take you so far. Just recently, I decided I 
wanted to get a better job and try to get into the network administration 
business, since the media has made such a big deal out of shortages in that 
field. I have experience in network administration and computer repair, 
upgrading, programming, etc. I sent out 60 resumes and not one called back. 
Not
one. As you said, sometimes you can, and sometimes you can't. I agree with 
that, but I also think that if you think that hard work and a good attitude 
will make you rich, you are being misled by everything our society shoves 
down 
your throat.
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