It injures white men and violates their rights
Point : Even moderate affirmative action programs injure the white men who are made to bear their brunt. Other people design the programs, but it is Allan Bakke, Paul Johnson ,and others like them, who find their career opportunities hampered. Moreover, such programs violate the right of white men to be tread as individual and to have racial or sexual considerations not affect employment decisions
Counterpoint : I’m not sure that Bakke and Johnson have the rights you are talking about. Racial and sexual consideration are often relevant to employment decision. Job and medical school slots are scarce resources, and society may distribute these in a way that furthers its legitimate ends-like breaking the cycle of poverty for minorities. I admit that with affirmative action programs white men do not have as many advantages as they did before, and I’m against extreme programs that disregard their interests altogether. But their interests have to be balanced against society’s interest in promoting these programs.
It injures white men and violates their rights
Point : Even moderate affirmative action programs injure the white men who are made to bear their brunt. Other people design the programs, but it is Allan Bakke, Paul Johnson ,and others like them, who find their career opportunities hampered. Moreover, such programs violate the right of white men to be tread as individual and to have racial or sexual considerations not affect employment decisions
Counterpoint : I’m not sure that Bakke and Johnson have the rights you are talking about. Racial and sexual consideration are often relevant to employment decision. Job and medical school slots are scarce resources, and society may distribute these in a way that furthers its legitimate ends-like breaking the cycle of poverty for minorities. I admit that with affirmative action programs white men do not have as many advantages as they did before, and I’m against extreme programs that disregard their interests altogether. But their interests have to be balanced against society’s interest in promoting these programs.
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