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You have a binary choice... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 02/07/2020 12:10:49 AM

... because you have a two party system. This is not the only issue where there is a multipolar set of opinions and views among Americans which get compressed into two competing, oftentimes extreme, views.

Specific to Affirmative Action, Asian Americans aren't (yet) threatening to abandon the Democratic Party over it. While you're right that there isn't as much support among them for it, nor is opposition deeply entrenched. So that view doesn't move the party all that much.

You can literally list thousands of such issues where some group has a different view, but it's gotten steamrolled by the two party machinery.

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Indians are being held up as a model minority. That's not helping the Black Lives Matter movement Anonymous2000 - 29/06/2020 06:59:25 PM 1017 Views
As part of the "model" minority fionwe1987 - 29/06/2020 08:18:17 PM 514 Views
How have you failed? Jeordam - 29/06/2020 10:31:17 PM 512 Views
Are we trying to assign blame and guilt, or are we trying to observe and then create a change in Roland00 - 29/06/2020 11:13:24 PM 548 Views
I still don't do enough. Silence and inaction are failure enough fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 03:29:29 AM 505 Views
Re: I still don't do enough. Silence and inaction are failure enough Jeordam - 30/06/2020 04:51:12 PM 457 Views
I have to be honest, the privilege argument is dubious. Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 04:19:42 AM 560 Views
Re: I have to be honest, the privilege argument is dubious. Roland00 - 30/06/2020 05:39:30 AM 629 Views
Here you go, you can also look up the raw census data Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 01:40:24 PM 553 Views
Some thoughts... fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 06:19:28 AM 476 Views
Re: Some thoughts... Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 02:08:10 PM 493 Views
I'm actually *very* curious of this myself.... Jeordam - 30/06/2020 04:54:48 PM 472 Views
Maybe Canada. *NM* AgentApple - 30/06/2020 06:57:01 PM 229 Views
Canada seems to have the same racial income gap issues as the US Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 07:29:21 PM 645 Views
It's true that part of it is just America treats all its poor people so terribly. Legolas - 30/06/2020 09:35:40 PM 459 Views
Yeah I wouldn't write off Europe fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 11:49:32 PM 536 Views
here is an interesting article on mass incarceration in the USA. damookster - 30/06/2020 02:30:09 PM 567 Views
Wow, good stuff, thanks for posting! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 02:57:08 PM 234 Views
It's disturbing to see statistical proof the system is stacked against those with limited assets. *NM* damookster - 30/06/2020 08:10:41 PM 244 Views
Interesting read indeed. Legolas - 30/06/2020 08:29:53 PM 497 Views
Not just a rich person damookster - 30/06/2020 08:51:44 PM 468 Views
I have three anecdatas aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:23:10 PM 505 Views
Okay... this is just like old times, when I'd often have no idea what you were getting at. Legolas - 30/06/2020 09:49:03 PM 480 Views
Old timez aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 10:02:10 PM 485 Views
The Jury Trial fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 11:51:54 PM 479 Views
It’s easy to understand why. damookster - 01/07/2020 12:09:44 AM 444 Views
There's more fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 12:55:57 AM 470 Views
I agree damookster - 01/07/2020 02:04:50 AM 494 Views
Re: I agree vandevere - 01/07/2020 02:09:14 AM 534 Views
Guilt doesn't have much to do with it... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 03:51:05 AM 470 Views
Yes, I’m sure that has a lot to do with it. damookster - 01/07/2020 03:52:15 AM 466 Views
Oh god yes, I've heard of several instances of that fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 03:49:42 AM 477 Views
So you see that compassionate conservatives can exist? We aren’t mythical creatures? *NM* damookster - 01/07/2020 03:55:45 AM 228 Views
I sincerely hope you aren't serious about this... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 04:01:57 AM 518 Views
It was a little tongue in cheek damookster - 01/07/2020 04:20:08 AM 493 Views
Re: It was a little tongue in cheek fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 06:23:20 AM 468 Views
a couple of points damookster - 01/07/2020 07:42:32 PM 490 Views
What do you know about Biden's health that we don't know? *NM* Legolas - 01/07/2020 08:53:45 PM 245 Views
anyone who hears him speak unscripted can tell there is a big issue. *NM* damookster - 01/07/2020 09:47:20 PM 233 Views
Re: a couple of points fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:05:08 PM 486 Views
Mook - Fionwe is a radical. You are not. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 04:33:45 PM 498 Views
yes I suppose it was a foolish comment. damookster - 01/07/2020 05:44:05 PM 485 Views
I'm honestly not sure if.you even meant it... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:38:26 PM 471 Views
I kind of did when I wrote it, lame as it sounds now. damookster - 01/07/2020 07:51:21 PM 448 Views
We've found plenty of common ground fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:06:19 PM 492 Views
Part of real common ground, real synchronization Roland00 - 01/07/2020 11:43:49 PM 446 Views
It amuses me... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:03:43 PM 485 Views
You're welcome. Come again. XOXO The Shrike - 01/07/2020 07:05:11 PM 464 Views
Aww fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:36:55 PM 458 Views
Sweetie, we can always zhuzz it up! First we need some more glitter. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 07:39:42 PM 429 Views
Waterloo seems the most appropriate for the moment... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:01:33 PM 493 Views
No, darling. We're playing Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) The Shrike - 02/07/2020 05:25:07 PM 462 Views
On drug based incarcerations... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 12:01:40 AM 440 Views
"most on nonviolent drug charges" aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:25:09 PM 476 Views
read the article I posted. That's one of 5 myths about USA prisons. *NM* damookster - 30/06/2020 09:44:19 PM 222 Views
I was reading the article just before you posted it. Probably the same google search aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:55:39 PM 415 Views
Regarding the Census, neither Left nor Right state that the US will remain majority White. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 04:03:57 PM 524 Views
This White/Non-White Binary choice is simplistic. And leaves no room for nuance. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 03:46:17 PM 481 Views
Absolutely right, I read an interesting article on this a while ago. Anonymous2000 - 01/07/2020 10:58:59 PM 498 Views
You have a binary choice... fionwe1987 - 02/07/2020 12:10:49 AM 440 Views
I agree with all of this, but lets think of it from a different point of view. Roland00 - 02/07/2020 12:24:38 AM 543 Views
Found the article (or at least something similar). Anonymous2000 - 01/07/2020 11:04:53 PM 470 Views
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