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Do Blacks Need Favors?
Capitalism Magazine ^ | July 22, 2014 | By Walter Williams

Posted on 07/22/2014 7:40:40 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Earlier this month, the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act was celebrated. During the act’s legislative debate, then-Sen. Hubert Humphrey, responding to predictions, promised, “I’ll eat my hat if this leads to racial quotas.” I don’t know whether Humphrey got around to keeping his promise, but here’s my question: Is it within the capacity of black Americans to make it in this society without the special favors variously called racial preferences, quotas, affirmative action and race-sensitive policies? What might a “yes” answer to that question assume and imply about blacks? Likewise, what would a “no” answer assume and imply? Let’s look at it.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: affirmativeaction; blacks; culture; race
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To: dalebert

What you describes can be characterized as “A Conquest.” You know; “to the victors belong the spoils,” “Woe to the conquered!” etc. We formed this nation, expanded it and governed it. Under false doctrines we are at present busy surrendering the governance of our nation into the hands of “The Third World”. All without a fight! The “The West” will be the only civilization in history to be conquered solely by means of words.


21 posted on 07/22/2014 8:39:14 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Is it within the capacity of black Americans to make it in this society without the special favors variously called racial preferences, quotas, affirmative action and race-sensitive policies?”

It’s frustrating that we even have to ask such a question. Of course, it’s within the capacity of black PEOPLE to do as well as anyone else. But the current so-called black CULTURE discourages it.

Before the end of segregation, many cities had thriving black societies, proof positive that they could do it. The whiners who say it can’t be done without special favors really need to see things like the documentary on the Pittsburgh Hill District.


22 posted on 07/22/2014 8:49:17 AM PDT by smalltownslick
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“If the civil rights establishment and the progressives have their way, blacks will have to rely on special privileges in perpetuity.”

No kidding!

It’ll never end.

Jesse Lee Peterson, who’s black and works, I think, to uplift black men, used to say that if black people ran things, it’d take 20 years for them to destroy America. But he’s revised that and now thinks they could do it only 10 years.

...pretty sad, huh?!

In any event, what about an Obama, a black child of privilege his entire life, should give anyone hope that people like him can keep America going?


23 posted on 07/22/2014 8:53:48 AM PDT by bluedogpdx
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Black football players don’t get special allowances for poor performance. They have to work as hard as the other players, because winning is the standard teams work for. Affirmative Action and charity work exactly opposite as to how professional sports teams work, and they get opposite types of results, with some exceptions.


24 posted on 07/22/2014 9:01:17 AM PDT by pallis
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

bkmk


25 posted on 07/22/2014 9:30:49 AM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I read the headline as flavors. Didn’t make sense. Read it as flavors again. Rinse, repeat, repeat... Finally read the article. Oh, favors. That makes more sense. Well, no, not more sense...


26 posted on 07/22/2014 9:34:32 AM PDT by dangus
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In the same manner that abortion clinics help perpetuate rape, statuatory rape, and incest; affirmative action perpetuates a minority underclass.


27 posted on 07/22/2014 9:36:59 AM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
Corporations follow the advice of their counsel. Nothing else will override that rule.

You could find Jamal drunk, fell off his forklift which slammed into a steel column, sound asleep on the floor, and when brought to an awake state announced he was going home for FMLA reasons because his wife needs help getting to the bathroom.

And yes folks, that really happened.

28 posted on 07/22/2014 10:04:03 AM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

Amen.


29 posted on 07/22/2014 10:58:12 AM PDT by dalebert
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To: Parmy; All
Some years ago I was interviewed for a state job. I had scored quite high on the required test. At the end of the interview, I was told that I had done very well, but preference had to give to a woman who was a minority who also was interviewed for the job.

Brings to mind a similar experience when I tested for a TSA position in 2003...the test was so easy that I knew I had aced it...never heard back from them, which led me to believe they had a 'ceiling' beyond which they would not hire...I guess they want dummies, makes sense because that is what they've got!
30 posted on 07/22/2014 12:26:00 PM PDT by notdownwidems (Shellback pollywogs! U.S.S. William H. Standley, CG-32 1977-80)
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To: pallis
Black football players don’t get special allowances for poor performance.

I know of one player who is going to get special allowances.

31 posted on 07/22/2014 12:27:09 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bump for the incomparable and outstanding Dr. Walter E. Williams.


32 posted on 07/22/2014 2:15:17 PM PDT by jimt (Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Amen, Dr. Williams.


33 posted on 07/22/2014 4:10:09 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: smalltownslick

The whiners who say it can’t be done without special favors....

The whiners or their enablers are usually the ones picking the citizens pockets.

I work with many capable people of all races, many have expressed their frustration being grouped or labelled by pols out to line their (pols)coffers.

Many are also, as expressed elsewhere on this thread, embarrassed that co-workers think they have their position only through AA.


34 posted on 07/22/2014 10:18:15 PM PDT by Nailbiter
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They need it if they want to be kept on the plantation


35 posted on 07/23/2014 4:24:08 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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