Re: Trump's next rented mule
Mike Findlay <[email protected]>
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As a blanket rule that is incredible naive/foolish. There are numerous positions that I'd want to know whether someone achieved on merit or affirmative action: pilot, surgeon, nuclear engineer, auto mechanic, to name a few. Those that got their positions in whole or part by affirmative action may be just as good at what they do but doesn't that speak even more highly of them? Further, if there is nothing wrong with affirmative action why is it so bad to be asked the question and/or answer it? You can't have it both ways - either it tells us something about the person in the position or it doesn't. And nepotism - do you really want to exclude people who may be the best qualified for a position just because of relationship status. Both of them cut both ways and to prohibit asking about one or the other is ridiculous, and make those complaining about it look like they have something to hide. Mike F. ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, April 29, 2011 8:30:33 AM Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] Trump's next rented mule >Then you would be of the mind that it's worse to ask about nepotism than about >affirmative >action, because it is the worse thing? No, I would be of the mind that asking accusations of affirmative action are silly and pointless. Trying to make it a negative is absurd. Someone getting ahead because of nepotism is worthy of criticism. Thom http://thomwade.wordpress.com/ http://www.cafepress.com/Thomwade http://www.in-one-ear.com _______________________________________ "I want a song to learn and sing, of a life requited."-Echo & the Bunnymen -- dadl-ot mailing list http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot