Affirmative Action

 

As far as affirmative action goes, I believe it is necessary to an extent.  It would be nice if we could leave it up to the universities and employers to be fair in the process of admitting and/or employing, but apparently, there has to be a certain amount of intervention by the government to minimize discrimination in these processes.  Of course, if we could trust everyone to do what is right, we would not need laws and rules to start with.  Therefore, I believe the passing of legislation concerning discrimination is needed, however, when it is carried too far, or allowed to run amuck, it is as bad as not having any laws governing such.  When proper control is insufficient, it may prevent discrimination against a certain group, but it ends up discriminating against a different group.

           You cannot eradicate discrimination no matter what you do.  I believe it will always be present in our society, in one form or another, and to a certain degree, which may vary somewhat, but it will always be there.  As long as there is a group that is different from other groups, there will be prejudices.