From: roby@brahms.udel.edu (Scott W Roby)
Subject: Re: Anita Hill to Head EEOC
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:54:46 GMT

In article <BxJAAI.88H@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> greg@gallifrey.ucs.uoknor.edu (Greg Trotter) writes:
>In article <1992Nov10.161544.9606@oracle.us.oracle.com> mfriedma@uucp (Michael Friedman) writes:
>>In article <1dmqvjINNpqq@spool.mu.edu> marcr@studsys.mscs.mu.edu (Marc Rassbach) writes:
>>>The coldest cut:  After a stint at EEOC, Hill is appointed to the
>>>Court.
>>
>>The amusing thing about this is that it is coming from people who
>>claimed that Thomas wasn't qualified.  Would someone out there please
>>explain to us why Hill is even remotely qualified for either the EEOC
>>or the Court postion?
>
>The first time I listened to Rush was right after Bush nominated Thomas --
>before the Anita Hill squabble started. I believe that some women's rights
>group was criticizing Thomas because he wasn't qualified.
>
>Rush's comment was along the lines of: "Since when are qualifications
>important to people who support AFFIRMATIVE ACTION?!?"
>
>Great line. It turned me into a dittohead.
>
>					- greg
>
>P.S. You ever notice that companies will put EEO/AA on applications, ads,
>etc.? Of course, this expands to mean "Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative
>Action." Isn't this contradictory? If you have a quota system in place, it's
>not equal opportunity.

There is ALWAYS a quota system in place, whether it is stated or not.  
When it is not stated, we get the "default" quota system.

In a society where whites grow up on one side of the highway and 
blacks grow up on the other side of the highway, it is almost 
inevitable, that (left to their own choices) white will hire white 
and black will hire black.  This may well be an unintentional and 
subconscience act, but it will occur.  Most people spend most of their 
lives working and playing with people of their own color in modern 
America.

Most businesses and organizations in our society are dominated by 
white males, so usually the "default" quota system is "white male 
preferred".  It is only through conscience effort that this 
"default" quota can be avoided.  Hence, Affirmative Action, an 
ALTERNATE quota system to the "default" one, and one that is more 
likely to guarantee TRUE equal opportunity than pretending there 
is no "default" quota system, is the best and FAIREST way to go.

We get a quota no matter what.  Let us choose a fair one.

P.S.  Do you honestly believe that Thomas was NOT a 
"quota" appointment?  I found this quite an ironic appointment 
coming from the "anti-quota" president.  (And as I already explained, 
"anti-quota" is an oxymoron anyway, since there is always a "default" 
quota ready to fill in, whenever a quota system is not stated.)

P.S.S.  DITTOHEAD sounds real silly.  Glad you are one and I'm not.  :-)
(And yes, I do watch Rush -- I like watching him contradict 
himself repeatedly.  E.g., making fun of Reverand Jesse Jackson 
while at the same time claiming not to.  Not that I am a fan of 
Jackson, mind you.  He and Rush are birds of a feather on opposite 
sides of the political fence.)



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