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If you're talking about "affirmative action", then yes, I oppose that. Tim Send a noteboard - 26/08/2011 09:19:33 AM
It's just discrimination against majorities, as if two wrongs made a right.

Is that what you meant?
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A fine example of the fuzzy logic of the left random thoughts - 25/08/2011 06:30:36 PM 1085 Views
Personally I still favor demographic blind subsidies as the best route to meritocracy. Joel - 25/08/2011 08:18:20 PM 678 Views
it works for gender as well random thoughts - 25/08/2011 09:02:58 PM 688 Views
Sure; insert your demographic here. Joel - 26/08/2011 12:51:48 AM 730 Views
Preferential in possible scholarships but not admissions process according to the article Roland00 - 25/08/2011 10:26:25 PM 591 Views
What's your point? Joel - 26/08/2011 12:54:41 AM 568 Views
There are colleges that don't allow homosexuals - or men, or women for that matter. Legolas - 25/08/2011 10:35:05 PM 672 Views
Alright then, socially unacceptable. Joel - 26/08/2011 01:00:16 AM 703 Views
Ummm, did you read the article? Great Lord of Chaos - 25/08/2011 08:40:46 PM 746 Views
Ah, but you are not reading it either Dark Knight - 25/08/2011 08:53:39 PM 725 Views
But that's just a scholarship. Great Lord of Chaos - 25/08/2011 09:34:23 PM 710 Views
so you would OK if the only offered it to straight students? *NM* random thoughts - 25/08/2011 09:50:44 PM 258 Views
You do realize that there are indeed universities refusing admission to gay students? Legolas - 25/08/2011 10:02:41 PM 574 Views
I would have no problem with a LGBT only school as long as it didn't take state money random thoughts - 25/08/2011 10:27:48 PM 642 Views
This is a private university, not a state university *NM* Roland00 - 25/08/2011 10:29:15 PM 294 Views
sorry that ended with NM. Were you trying to make a point if so I missed it *NM* random thoughts - 25/08/2011 10:40:48 PM 310 Views
I expect some donor created a scholarship with that stipulation. Tim - 25/08/2011 10:40:09 PM 666 Views
I know my reply to his message may have made in seem that I was objecting to the scholarship random thoughts - 25/08/2011 11:10:33 PM 692 Views
If you're talking about "affirmative action", then yes, I oppose that. Tim - 26/08/2011 09:19:33 AM 632 Views
no I was talking about feel good solutions to imaginary problems random thoughts - 26/08/2011 01:38:33 PM 698 Views
it is a scholarship program not a admissions program random thoughts - 25/08/2011 09:12:47 PM 687 Views
I don't really have a problem with this Isaac - 25/08/2011 09:03:55 PM 740 Views
I am not arguing that they shouldn't be allowed to do it random thoughts - 25/08/2011 09:29:54 PM 595 Views
Fair Enough Isaac - 25/08/2011 09:41:25 PM 646 Views
The United Church of Christ is a rather liberal denomination - celebrating gay marriages, notably. Legolas - 25/08/2011 10:06:26 PM 609 Views
their stated motive was to increase diversity random thoughts - 25/08/2011 10:09:17 PM 759 Views
well. It could be they just needed a reason, but for some reason couldn't be forthright? LadyLorraine - 26/08/2011 03:28:52 AM 602 Views
One of your lines struck me. Nate - 25/08/2011 10:12:32 PM 749 Views
that happened in the US, we elected Bush as a result random thoughts - 25/08/2011 10:35:05 PM 573 Views
That's an interesting point... Legolas - 25/08/2011 10:37:37 PM 671 Views
yes but but despite how much he was hated by the left the right saw him different random thoughts - 25/08/2011 11:32:19 PM 782 Views
Re: yes but but despite how much he was hated by the left the right saw him different Legolas - 26/08/2011 09:57:13 PM 676 Views
Re: that happened in the US, we elected Bush as a result Nate - 25/08/2011 10:55:29 PM 689 Views
I don't think most people believed Obama was a centrist so much as the anti-Bush random thoughts - 26/08/2011 12:40:43 AM 618 Views
I think you'll find very few Europeans agreeing with that assessment. Legolas - 26/08/2011 10:18:19 PM 595 Views
It's also worth noting ... Nate - 25/08/2011 11:00:35 PM 568 Views
Wow what a strawman Roland00 - 25/08/2011 10:23:45 PM 752 Views
yes to bad none of that address the point I was making which would make your argument a strawman random thoughts - 25/08/2011 10:40:01 PM 545 Views
No I do not believe they are needed, nor do I believe they should be desired Roland00 - 25/08/2011 10:47:51 PM 730 Views
so you don't disagree with me or you do? random thoughts - 25/08/2011 11:47:05 PM 693 Views
Ridiculous. Everyone knows conservatives are incapable of creativity. TaskmasterJack - 25/08/2011 11:12:10 PM 566 Views
are they going to make students prove they are GLBT? random thoughts - 25/08/2011 11:36:58 PM 621 Views
I would definetly check "yes" Aisha - 26/08/2011 12:11:29 AM 744 Views
but if they wanted to increase diversity they would offer yo a scholarship for being Muslim random thoughts - 26/08/2011 12:46:46 AM 603 Views
id be a gay muslim, so Id be 3 minorities, a woman, a muslim and a lesbian, now if only I was black! Aisha - 26/08/2011 02:16:50 AM 673 Views
I think it's less a failing of the "left"... LadyLorraine - 26/08/2011 03:25:42 AM 684 Views
I agree there is a lot of fuzzy logic on the right as well random thoughts - 26/08/2011 02:41:03 PM 629 Views
*nod* I don't deny that it's a problem LadyLorraine - 26/08/2011 04:26:56 PM 743 Views
a question for you... Dominic - 26/08/2011 08:08:10 PM 795 Views
I guess my question for you is how I made it sound like LGBT=liberal random thoughts - 26/08/2011 09:47:16 PM 585 Views
My guess is because you referenced "the lefts" fuzzy logic in a thread about a LGBT scholarship. Joel - 26/08/2011 11:07:32 PM 750 Views
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