[Vision2020] Reverse Racism?

[g. crabtree]

Yeah what, exactly, does distinguish "affirmative action" from reverse discrimination or racism? After all, it couldn't be a case of "mean ol' white guy discriminated against (fill in the blank) so it's only fair that we discriminate against him for awhile to even things up." That would seem to be  "a variation of the Two Wrongs make a Right fallacy" and we all know that rationalization won't fly.

g
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: "Joe Campbell" <philosopher.joe at gmail.com>
Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?


> And your definition, Joe, would be . . . ?
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
>> According to this definition, any kind of affirmative action would be
>> an instance of discrimination and racism. That strikes me as absurd.
>>
>> Joe Campbell
>>
>> On May 30, 2009, at 8:10 AM, "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Courtesy of Wikipedia at:
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_racism
>>>
>>> "Reverse discrimination (sometimes called "reverse racism") is, in its
>>> simplest form, the practice of favoring members of a historically
>>> disadvantaged group at the expense of members of a historically
>>> advantaged
>>> group."
>>>
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> What is "reverse" racism?
>>>>
>>>> Ellen A. Roskovich
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