@weambulance
I said what I meant. Those people would generally want no government intervention, and hence be opposed to Affirmative Action. My point was that black people are at some amount of a disadvantage, because in the US many people would still rather hire white workers to maintain the current culture. A common argument, though I did not see it stated by anyome here, is that managers or owners actually would prefer to have the worker most qualified. Though this is true for some managers, it is still extremely common for owners or managers to favor people who they think would fit into the culture, even if that workers is somewhat less qualified than another candidate. Which in many cases results in more white hires, giving whites an advantage. However, I do acknowledge the importance of maintaining a strong culture to be effective, but recognize that this hurts many people unfairly, since judgements can be made without actually knowing the person.
I did not state what I think should be done about this, because I think this is a very complex topic if you consider all viewpoints.
I said what I meant. Those people would generally want no government intervention, and hence be opposed to Affirmative Action. My point was that black people are at some amount of a disadvantage, because in the US many people would still rather hire white workers to maintain the current culture. A common argument, though I did not see it stated by anyome here, is that managers or owners actually would prefer to have the worker most qualified. Though this is true for some managers, it is still extremely common for owners or managers to favor people who they think would fit into the culture, even if that workers is somewhat less qualified than another candidate. Which in many cases results in more white hires, giving whites an advantage. However, I do acknowledge the importance of maintaining a strong culture to be effective, but recognize that this hurts many people unfairly, since judgements can be made without actually knowing the person.
I did not state what I think should be done about this, because I think this is a very complex topic if you consider all viewpoints.