It's probably just asking for trouble to weigh in on this topic, but so far there are only two groups of people on this forum.
1. people who support AA
2. racists

Apparently if you do not support AA, then you are a racist. That has been firmly implied quite a few times over the past few pages.

How bout this: If all men are equal, why don't we try hiring and distributing social aid money equally? Those who want to suceed will try harder than those who don't care. Let the cream rise to the top. Let the rest see themselves being passed by, and they will try harder.
I think it's a pretty insulting notion, that one race needs their hand held to make their way through life.
And before people go telling me how hard it is, and I just don't know, and bla bla bla... let me tell you about myself.
I was raised in a lower middle class suburb, always struggled in school, and never had SHIT handed to me. I left home when I turned 18, and joined the navy. In the Navy I advanced well, and am currently putting myself through college, while on active duty.
This exact scenario is possible for any man or woman of any race.
When people have success handed to them, they begin to feel entitled to that treatment. It's time we pulled the teat out of the lower class mouth and start CARING.
I firmly agree that the whole AA system gives the appearance that government feels like minorities are essentially less capable beings.
If you want to call me a racist for having the opinion that blacks and other minorities are just as capable as whites, go ahead. Prove your ignorance.

wait a second. There's actually three groups.

#3. Hevusa

The problem is that children do not get fair children from the start (i.e. inner city schools) so they need unfair treatment later on in life. I am not a racist at all. All I'm saying is that all children, where ever they live and whatever they look like deserve the same education, school services, and activities. If everyone has equal opportunity to begin with, then we won't need programs like affirmative action to diversify on the other end.

Exactly! hear hear.
hear, all ye good people, hear what this brilliant and eloquent speaker has to say

Screw affirmative action. I'm sorry, but I don't support it. I lean mostly in the liberal direction, but it just seems wrong in our modern time. People should be accepted for "the content of their character" not by "the color of their skin."

Besides, all those white people who whine about affirmative action wouldn't have an excuse for why they didn't get into the college of their choice if it wasn't around. :P

Well said.

Wow... There is so much ignorance in this post I simply have no idea how to address it all...

Just, Wow...

w00t! Thanks for not forgetting my man hev... a group all his own.

By the way hev, that wasn't a slam on you. Just playing Captain Obvious. You truly are your own group.

nice come back