A letter to the Editor, published in the Gainesville Times, revived racism as a fact in Georgia. Georgia, to put it kindly, is a segregated society. We could put that to a test by just asking white folks about the number of black folks in their Sunday School classes. Or, we could just visit any number of churches on Sunday morning. Sundays would find a clear racial majority in 97 percent of services, either black or white.
But, back to the letter published in black and white.
Jason Jones, who wants to live in a colorless society, asks, "So what is to become of affirmative action? It seems to me that it is no longer needed, if it ever truly was in the first place. Lest we forget that the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution already mandates equality."
"IF it ever TRULY was" needed in the first place because the 14th Amendment mandated equality? Jason needs to borrow a time machine, some skin dye, and put that to the test. If he could return to 1961 physically as a black male while retaining his present education and attitude, would he choose that 1961 existence instead of his current existence?
Jason said, "
Formally established by President Kennedy via executive order in 1961, the primary goal of affirmative action was to ensure fair hiring and employment practices. It has since become a rallying cry among the leftovers from the Civil Rights era."
Leftovers? As in almost in the garbage leftovers? Leftover.
Jason, can you explain what you mean by leftovers? Would that be just the blacks who haven't died yet? Or, maybe you just meant the "Al Sharptons and Louis Farrakhans"of the world." I guess judging an entire race of people by looking at Louis and Al isn't an example of prejudice. Al Sharpton wasn't even ten years old when Kennedy signed his 1961 executive order. I wonder how many other Civil Rights leaders were eight years old. Oh, I forgot! Al is a leftover from the Civil Rights era.
I could choose a few "leftovers" from the Civil Rights era for 'judgement." But, I'd rather judge the white race by the examples of the Three Stooges than by David Duke. Or, maybe judge the entire United States by the life and times of one Jason Jones, Gainesville, Georgia.
I'd respect him more if he just wore white sheets and stopped pretending to be "colorless."
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You're blinded by your own racism. My point in mentioning the 14th Amendment was to say that the Civil Rights Act was redundant and wouldn't have been necessary if the 14th A. had just been enforced better. I recognize that blacks weren't treated equally then, but they no longer need affirmative action, which is just legalized discrimination now. Jason Jones
Jason,
Then you should have made your point in your letter, if that was your point.
Now you merely look stupid and racist. Instead of proud and racist.
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