Validity of Racism and Affirmative Action

Frankly, I'm rather confused about a number of things you brought up. First- you're done with this debate? Where does that leave this topic then? Second- now you'd like to discuss Affirmative Action? Or general race relations? But not their validity- which level of government should determine these things? I don't really see much of a debate there, but if you'd like to present your stance, we can try it. Further: "I also think it's measured that after declaring that LD is my favorite style of debate, you use an policy style extreme disadvantage against me resulting in the extinction of the human race"---- What's LD? What policy style? As for your arguments, I am aware of the statistical difference in intelligence, bone structure and athletic ability. Just because I didn't bring it up doesn't mean I don't know or don't validate it. However, even if you were to take these differences and disregard the array of possible reasons for them, I see no reason to segregate based on these numbers. About your comparison to dogs, I am not sure what your point is. I see how they are similar. Yet mixed breeds are no more likely to inherit only bad qualities than they are to inherit only good qualities. Even with dogs/people of the same general lineage, offspring can inherit good, bad or mixed traits. Also, it is commonly acknowledged with dogs that obsession with breed purity can often make for bad temperament and/or low intelligence as well as genetic mutations due to the genes being too similar to combine successfully. And just look at dogs-- they mix all the time, which only INCREASES variety. It provides for more possibilities rather than making them all the same. If by 'actively against' you did not mean fighting or war, please-- what DID you mean? Also, again, how is that productive? Finally-- Q2) Yes, there are surely some skills that cannot be efficiently repurposed. However, I don't see this as a racial issue. Q3) Of course not all qualities are good. But problems emerge in ALL groups of people. Ideally, as many as possible of these bad traits are bred OUT of the population, but realistically that will never happen. As for binary genetics... not quite. http://en.wikipedia.org...(genetics) As I'm sure you know, there can be full or partial dominance (co-dominance). This depends on the trait, but for example, a white and a red flower may be able to make white, red AND pink flowers. So some traits may be watered down rather than eliminated. And reasons FOR desegregation-- dissipates feelings of superiority or inferiority between groups, allows for pooling of different skills, sharing of ideas, etc., in the context of the US-- you cannot provide the same opportunities, rights, benefits, etc. under segregation. So unless you're proposing we go back and write racial inequality into the nation's founding documents, I cannot possibly see how it could work under the fundamental tenets of the country. One last thing-- about equality, I reject your idea that just because "perfect" equality cannot be reached (whether this is between genders, races, etc.) it should not be valued and strove for. Perfect justice is near impossible, but I likewise reject the idea that we should give up on that. You could say perfect health is impossible too (perfect _____ many things are impossible actually), but again, no reason to stop trying. So I guess its up to you how you'd like the rest of this debate to proceed. I'll follow your lead.