I write tonight solely to encourage Mr. Myers, who appears to be single-handedly upholding the ideal of rational discourse in public discussions. Julius, I read your cogent postings with much interest. Your postings have given me much food for thought.
Affirmative action is indeed a thorny issue for all who believe that justice is an attainable goal.
Many reasonable people still cling to the ideal of a meritocracy, even while they recognize how very unlevel the playing field has been and, too often, continues to be. A very few of the other postings attempt to discuss this issue with the gravity it deserves. Mr. Kelley, you are to be commended for attempting to address ideas, rather than stooping to character assasinaton. Your postings reveal nothing but a devotion to ad hominem attacks in preference to sound argument. I am particularly disgusted with the thread which makes all manner of highly racist assumptions about Mr. Myers.