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¶ … Discrimination: White Supremacy
White people tend to take for granted daily advantages and privileges that their skin color provides them resulting in an attitude of racism. Consequently, black people constantly suffer from the resulting attitudes of white people. Therefore, there is need to safeguard backs from the attitude of racism by whites because of the ignorance of the available privileges and advantages. One of the major ways that have been suggested as the best possible means of dealing with this racism problem and white supremacy is affirmative action. Various arguments have been developed regarding the ability and inability of affirmative action to deal with the extreme discrimination from whites.
The use of affirmative action policies can be traced back to 1960s when they were adopted for the purpose of ensuring that there are equal opportunities for minorities and disadvantaged people in the workplace. These policies are deemed as...
In addition, the policies seek to extend equal opportunities for all people by lack of procedures for punishing anyone. Based on the policies, institutions were required to establish plans that enable them to go the extra mile in finding competent people in new places. This is because these regulations were centered on failure to coerce individuals into positions they were unqualified for. As a result, it would enhance the institution's ability to develop practical procedures that help in identifying a diverse mix of competent people in the workplace.
It's argued that affirmative action is the best course of action in ending white supremacy because of the great achievements it has made in the provision of equal opportunities to all and the use of a wide range of skills available in the entire population. These policies are necessary for…
references for some people at the expense of others instead of the same opportunities for everyone. Notably, affirmative action policies have failed to accomplish their main objective but rather resulted in more rifts and dilemmas especially in areas where they are coercive. Recently, these policies have shifted from being peaceful to coercive suppressing the freedom of businesses and many workplaces.
In my opinion, policies of affirmative action are ineffective in fighting extreme discrimination and white supremacy because they are unnecessary and divisive. This is because they have failed to achieve their original goals and resulted in extra rifts and dilemmas. Moreover, the policies are ineffective because they suppress the development of free competition among business, which would eliminate discrimination.
In conclusion, since the inception of affirmative action policies, several arguments have been raised regarding their ability and effectiveness to deal with extreme discrimination. Due to the various issues that these policies have brought and their inability to accomplish initial objectives, they are not the most suitable means of dealing with discrimination.
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