Comments on: Blacks Want Special Treatment

By: Gene

Gene — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:32:18 +0000

The problem is that there are two different types of equality, equality of opportunity and equality of outcome. Opportunity, meaning that everyone has the ability to reach up and grab the same opportunity, regardless if put in effort or not. Outcome meaning, that every minority group is properly represented by an equal percentage of the population, in every different job field and social bracket, regardless of any type of effort on the part of the individual. What the majority of Americans want is equality of opportunity. But what a lot of these groups are pushing for is equality of outcome. There are two different types of equality and only in a utopia type of environment can they coexist, because in order to achieve Equality of Outcome you have to do away with Equality of Opportunity.

By: Army Wife

Army Wife — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:55:03 +0000

I will be ashamed if the POTUS does what this group wants him to do. Everyone in this country deserves equality, but equality does NOT come from one sided ventures like this. I am concerned though as Obama belonged to a church, for 20 years, that catered to the anti-white, anti-USA attitude. I am also concerned because he chose his heritage over our allies in returning the bust of Churchill to Britian. (mao mao rebellion) He should be color blind, as all should be, and the people of the United States should be who he worries about, not just one race within the country.

By: NY-David

NY-David — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:57:22 +0000

The above statement should read “he does this well”.
NY-David

By: NY-David

NY-David — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:51:41 +0000

Miss Ladybug,
I agree it would be a step backwards to do what NUL advocates (in this sense anyway, NUL has advocated some good projects).
I also applaud your historical reference to the merits of the Republican Party that were crucial in bringing about the Civil Rights movement. The group known as Southern Democrats were pro-slavery (not all, but a significant amount) and were an early road block to Civil Rights.
Obama walks a fine line and has taken flak from both sides. Arguably, he does this will. If he starts taking public input from some of these groups, he could lose his impartiality.
NY-David

By: Miss Ladybug

Miss Ladybug — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:42:28 +0000

Our nation didn’t start out perfect, but at least we’ve been moving in the right direction. The Civil War was about Slavery, too, not just States’ Rights. Blacks were officially given the Right to Vote. Then we also had the Civil Rights Movement (which would have gotten nowhere without Republican support, mind you…). If this president does what this group is asking of him, that is a step backwards….

By: Army Sergeant

Army Sergeant — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:35:09 +0000

If I promise not to go through the records of every president up to the year 1940 to find examples of racism ad nauseum, will you promise to accept that he’s probably not the most racist president EVER? I’m just trying to look out for both of us here.