Affirmative Action

[Snarl]

Not sure how much of a splash this made overall. I did see this: 

When I was in the Corps we always said that we might be different shades, but we all bleed green.

I always knew there were aliens amongst us. ... Point taken, Brother. The rest of us may bleed the same color red, it's not skin tone that sets us apart.

Affirmative Action sucks, you should be given resources or employment by your abilities, qualifications or needs that are complicated by things beyond your control. Not because of the color of your skin, sex or nationality. 

This really made me think. I don't so much have a problem with equality being a societal goal, whether it's the skin color thing or a gender thing. What hit me between the eyes was "given resources". Any reasonable resources 'should' at least afford the earner the opportunity to raise their kids amongst their peers in their community.

Ever notice the resources given are disproportionate in different regions of the country, even though much the same level of effort is required to accomplish the same thing? Sometimes that region is separated by something as mediocre as a river, and then it's the birds of a feather thingy. I don't feel like typing a novel tonight, so I'll just end my thoughts there. I know you (and everyone else on these boards) is astute enough to see where I'm going.