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WSDOT: Too few minorities, women on tunnel project
unfrozencaveman
Member Posts: 2,303
in Tug Tavern
After the design blunder with the 520 pontoons and the tunnel delay, this is what they come out with today
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022664018_tunnelminoritiesxml.html
They really need a PR guy, they are getting hosed by everyone across the political spectrum
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022664018_tunnelminoritiesxml.html
They really need a PR guy, they are getting hosed by everyone across the political spectrum
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Affirmative Action blows.
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Hilarious how people can't see the hypocrisy in hiring somebody just because they are a woman/minority.
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I guess if you ignore institutional racism and expensive IDs
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Why are we even building a tunnel? Waterfront streets would be much bettter.
Also, AA is necessary.
I find the trust fund babies who lack any real skills getting jobs on Wall Street because of dad much more appalling. -
Self loathing is sadCollegeDoog said:Why are we even building a tunnel? Waterfront streets would be much bettter.
Also, AA is necessary.
I find the trust fund babies who lack any real skills getting jobs on Wall Street because of dad much more appalling. -
CollegeDoog didn't vote for Obama though.
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I didn't.
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Look, AA isn't perfect and there are egregous examples of its misuse popping up. For instance wealthy African Americans students are a huge benefactor in the college admissions process.RaceBannon said:
Self loathing is sadCollegeDoog said:Why are we even building a tunnel? Waterfront streets would be much bettter.
Also, AA is necessary.
I find the trust fund babies who lack any real skills getting jobs on Wall Street because of dad much more appalling.
I don't like that it makes people too beholden to their background although they may have different views.
But there's something to be said about "critical mass" in education and the socioeconomic intentions of the law.
I imagine it will become less important over time.
Justice O'Connor's opinion in Grutter v Bollinger is a good read. -
You used some big words, so I'll take your word for it. You're obviously way smarter than everyone else on this board.CollegeDoog said:
Look, AA isn't perfect and there are egregous examples of its misuse popping up. For instance wealthy African Americans students are a huge benefactor in the college admissions process.RaceBannon said:
Self loathing is sadCollegeDoog said:Why are we even building a tunnel? Waterfront streets would be much bettter.
Also, AA is necessary.
I find the trust fund babies who lack any real skills getting jobs on Wall Street because of dad much more appalling.
But there's something to be said about "critical mass" and the socioeconomic intentions of the law.
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