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Affirmative action is not helpful to bums, only to people who are trying and that can't be bad. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
Affirmative action is not intended to make up for past wrongs but for current wrongs that give advantages to people who don't deserve them. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is nothing more than reverse racism. what about the non-minority that is denied a job or promotion because a minority needs to be taken care of instead despite not being as qualified. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative action is often the only way these minorities even get the chance to prove themselves | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is crucial to help correct for years of prejudice. |
affirmative action is old school and not widely practiced anymore, time for a change. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is only necessary to right previous wrongs and increase the representation of minorities in certain groups. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is reverse descrimination against the majority | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative action is reverse discrimination | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
affirmative action is reverse discrimination and gives jobs to people based on the fact that they are a minority when someone in the majority could be more qualified. | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
Affirmative action is reverse discrimination. By giving preferential treatment to minority groups, you are discriminating against non-minorities. | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
affirmative action is still important for many | We should end affirmative action | there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance. |
affirmative action is still necessary as, unfortunately, protected classes of people are still not treated equally. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is still necessary to protect minorities from being discriminated against | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action is still needed and serves a purpose | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is still needed in our society | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is still needed to correct institutional discrimination. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is still needed to protect minoritys | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is still racial discrimination no matter how you paint it | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative action is the best way to ensure a diverse society | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is the best way to promote people of color out of poverty and needs to be kept. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is the correction of past injustice. a group of people has been too much favored by history. the correction of this injustice through affirmative action is just plain justice | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative action is the only way some people will ever make it in their chosen profession and we can't allow it to be put to an end. | We should end affirmative action | there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance. |
affirmative action is the only way that minorities can be sure of employment and the practice should continue | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action is unfair as it singles out minority groups for special treatment, therefore, giving less favourable treatment to those not in minority groups. | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
affirmative action is unfair on people who lose out on jobs because they are not a minority. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative action is unfair to some groups of people and should be stopped immediately | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action is unfair to those that don't fit into a group that's been labeled "discriminated against in the past". anyone may have risen from a struggle and deserves equal opportunity. | We should end affirmative action | Affirmative action is a benefit to all of society as it allows disenfranchised communities to rise out of poverty and become independent. |
Affirmative action is unfair to those who can make it without it for all their accomplishments are doubted. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action gives opportunities to those who may not deserve it, purely based on a factor of their personal make-up that has no bearing on the job. |
affirmative action keeps biased out of the hiring process. | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
Affirmative action keeps companies from rejecting job applicants based on their skin color. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
Affirmative action keeps more qualified people from getting the job they need because they don't fit the demographic profile that they company is needing at that time. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action prevents discrimination by employers |
Affirmative action leads to less productive outcomes in both education and the economy because those most qualified often lose opportunities in order to fill quotas. | We should end affirmative action | people should be able to obtain employment on their own merits rather than receiving a step up in the form of affirmative action. |
affirmative action leads to lower morale in the workplace and demoralization in the jobsearch sector | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
Affirmative action leads to no more incompetency than being born rich. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
Affirmative action leads to organizational inactivity or to bad action. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
Affirmative action lets disadvantaged people a real chance to advance from a low starting point and succeed. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
Affirmative action lets minority students get into advanced education. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is crucial to help correct for years of prejudice. |
Affirmative action makes race the dominant factor in admissions and hiring procedures. Someone applying for a job or school should be judged based on merit, not on minority status. | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
Affirmative action makes sure that people get jobs regardless of the demographic profile they fit in. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
Affirmative action makes the playing field equal for all. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action makes up for years of discrimination in the past; therefore it should be continued. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action makes up for years of racism and gender stereotyping, it should be continued for this reason. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action may have been necessary in the 60s but it is no longer needed and should be ended. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
Affirmative action may have been necessary in the past, but the expansion of opportunities for women and minorities in recent decades have made affirmative action obsolete. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action may hurt people because of the perception that they didn't get their way in on effort alone. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action allows those who may be marginalized to progress in the work environment |
affirmative action may lead to "reverse discrimination" to the detriment of non-beneficiary parties | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
affirmative action may prevent the best person for the job being passed over and limiting the ability of employers to improve | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
affirmative action means helping clever people with disadvantages | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is crucial to help correct for years of prejudice. |
affirmative action means subsidizing terrorism in most cases. so let's stop it | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative action needs to be in place to continue to ensure that all people are considered for a position despite race, nationality, religion, disability or sex. | We should end affirmative action | there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance. |
affirmative action needs to continue so that we can right the wrongs done in the past | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
Affirmative action only adjusts the starting blocks and does not manipulate the race. | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
affirmative action only benefits select groups of society, rather than society as a whole. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
Affirmative action only gives a head start to help people compete with others who were given a head start of a different kind. | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
affirmative action only serves to do exactly what it is intended not to, discriminate | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
Affirmative action opens up job opportunities for underprivileged, disadvantaged groups. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
affirmative action places encourages universities and employers to select otherwise less qualified candidates on the basis of race and results in the selected candidates struggling at their new job/school. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action prevents discrimination by employers |
Affirmative action policies are no longer needed in this country. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action prevents discrimination by employers | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
Affirmative action privileges people based on characteristics outside of their control, and therefore is an unjust government system and is discriminatory. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative action punishes qualified candidates based on their skin color. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action gives opportunities to those who may not deserve it, purely based on a factor of their personal make-up that has no bearing on the job. |
affirmative action puts people in jobs that they are not qualified for instead of someone who is | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps with employment equity. |
Affirmative action reinforces stereotypes. If a person is given a job purely because of affirmative action and he does poorly, it may perpetuate the idea that all members of his race/ethnic group are incompetent. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps with employment equity. |
affirmative action remains necessary while minorities are still discriminated against | We should end affirmative action | there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance. |
affirmative action results in a reduction of the quality of our workforce. the best candidate should always get the job | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action results in unfair discrimination for other groups, many more people are now losing out because there are supposedly in a majority group which excludes them from many opportunities. | We should end affirmative action | Affirmative action is a benefit to all of society as it allows disenfranchised communities to rise out of poverty and become independent. |
affirmative action seeks to face discrimination and promote equity | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
affirmative action serves only to give advantages to those currently disadvantaged by existing systems. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative action serves to reverse past prejudices by guaranteeing spots (in a school, government, etc.) for previously disadvantaged minorities. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is crucial to help correct for years of prejudice. |
affirmative action sets people up to fail, as they are approved based on race, not merit | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative action should be allowed as people in minority background need this to help them succeed. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action should be continued as a way of correcting discrimination of the past | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action should be ended as it can favour the minorities and promote reverse discrimination | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action should be ended as it just benefits certain people. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action should be ended because it devalues the achievements of people from a disadvantaged background who have got to where they are through their own merit | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action should be ended because it devalues the achievements of people from minority backgrounds who have obtained their positions on merit alone | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action should be ended because it is a form of discrimination | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action should be ended because it still reinforces sterotypes | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action should continue because people are still discriminated against today and this needs to stop. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action should not be ended because discrimination against people from mnority backgrounds still exists | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action should not be ended because minorities are still too often discriminated against | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace |
affirmative action shouldn't end because it helps those that are usually walked on in life a chance to suceed | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative action sometimes prevents the most qualified candidate from getting the spot. | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
affirmative action still holds a diversity in place | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
affirmative action takes the focus away from qualified candidates and is therefore unfair. | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
Affirmative action undermines the success of every disadvantaged person because it makes everyone question wether he really deserved it. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative action unfairly leaves out candidates that are qualified but do not fit the minority criteria. | We should end affirmative action | people should be able to obtain employment on their own merits rather than receiving a step up in the form of affirmative action. |
Affirmative action via quota systems often disenfranchise minorities as much as help them, as they lead to a system where our institutions set a minimum bar for diversity and never exceed it. | We should end affirmative action | there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance. |
affirmative action won't change people's opinions and thoughts so is useless | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action is basically reverse racism, and racism in any form is wrong. |
affirmative actions makes up for the years of discrimination that certain group of people in society have faced. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative actions means the best candidate does not always get the job | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
affirmative actions shouldn't be ended because it allows individuals to chase dreams | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action corrects for generations of wrong-doing and should not be discarded. |
affirmative has outlived its usefulness, and now leads to reverse discrimination by companies and universities | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
Afirmatiive action helps the disabled workers find and keep jobs that they are otherwise discriminated against | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
after a certain age, people physical reflexes and mental acuity are more likely to decline | We should end mandatory retirement | Mandatory retirement is age-based discrimination. It is discriminatory to assume that everyone who reaches the age of 65 or 70 is incompetent. |
after giving the children the mothers suffer severe depression when they feel they abandoned their child | Surrogacy should be banned | surrogacy is unnatural, and it may injure the surrogate herself; she may develop bonds with her unborn child that she could never further explore after giving birth. |
after serious accidents cosmetic surgery can be necessary for quality of life and therefore shouldn’t be banned. | We should ban cosmetic surgery | cosmetic surgery is a frivolous waste of resources and should be banned. it takes medical time away from those in need. cosmetic surgery promotes vanity and self absorption. |
after somebody try cannabis and starting to use it regulary, they will start with stronger drugs, cocaine, meth,etc. | We should legalize cannabis | cannabis is known to lead to dependency as well as further drug seeking behaviors and should not be legalized. |
after the third time, it can be assumed that the person will not change and continue in the same behavior. | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | three-strikes laws are effective in deterring repeat offenses and should not be abandoned. |
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