Affirmative Action

Hello Yarely, Apologies for the delay, so far you have pre-empt my arguments and I wanted to consolidate my thoughts before replying. 1.0 Diversity 1.1 In response to your first point, I do not dispute that diversity is needed. However, I would argue affirmative action isn't the way to go about it. 2.0 Affirmative Action has been practiced wrong plenty of times, which is why everyone gets the wrong idea about it. 2.1 In your argument, you assess that companies are already judging my merit "company lacks cultural diversity? The company works like supply and demand." this is in akin to my assertion that affirmative action is unnecessary. 2.3 Indeed, in the ideal version, affirmative action is not necessary. In the real world, it may work as a bias by distorting the merit of both participants. Employers who are looking for diversity also need to consider the ability of the participants. For instance, both participants are graduates, however one may enter by his or her merit while the other because of quota, naturally one would not be able to perform which eventually will cost him or her the job. 3.0 Affirmative Action is "reverse discrimination" is a straw man fallacy. 3.1 Again, I do not dispute the claim that biases are built into the tests and exams. However, shouldn't the focus be on revising the tests and exams to be fairer or providing a standard starting point, such as mandatory education from young, rather than cutting leeway without addressing the real problem. 3.2 Going back to your example that schools should give a chance to students with complication defeats the point that they could not cope with the additional stresses as their foundation are weak (Steve S. 2010). Indeed, a research by New York University, shows gaps in early cognitive skills are highly predictive of gaps at later ages, setting off a trajectory of cumulative disadvantage for black children over time (Wei-Jun J.Y., Kathryn M.P., 2009) 3.3 The fact that it is reversed discriminatory is apparent when you consider that you are using the condition of their weaker background as a condition. Making a decision apart from random is to discriminate one part from another. Meritocracy demands discrimination and to weigh disadvantages in a favourable light is reversed discriminatory. 4.0 False to say that "they all have the same opportunities so it is unfair to give preferential treatment to them." 4.1 I believe I made the point in 3.1 - 3.3 where affirmative action do not address the real problem. Still, if you request further explanations I will be happy include it in the next round. 5.0 Affirmative action improves the society of America 5.1 I would argue that affirmative action deteriorate the society. First, by allowing less than able people into collage, you are removing the same number of vacancy for those who want to enter by merit. In the best case scenario, you would have achieved an economic transfer where there are no losses and no gains. However, if these people do not perform as well as those who do on merit (which is most likely the case – see Steve S. 2010) the economy suffers as a result of not producing at the optimum point. 5.2 When students enter college under affirmative policies, there is a higher possibility for them drop out because of mismatching (Vikram A & Richard H, 2007). This means resources spend are unrecovered by the economy while the personal blow to the individual pride may destroy him or her completely. America is the land of opportunity, and the dream "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" focus on ability and achievements rather than failures and pity. References Steve Sailer (2010) PISA Scores Show Demography Is Destiny In Education Too—But Washington Doesn't Want You To Know. Vdare.com Wei-Jun J.Y., Kathryn M.P (2009) The black–white test score gap and early home environment. Social Science Research Vikram Amar and Richard H. Sander (2007) Does affirmative action hurt minorities? Los Angeles Times