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Breaking: Supreme Court Shoots Down Affirmative Action. (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Affirmative Action has now ended in the United States.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's about undoing the damage that has been done by the cruel policies of the past that led to the systematic differences we see today. Disadvantaged groups need help to be able to catch up to the rest. Affirmative action is a temporary measure to bridge the gap. Because these things change very slowly and over generational time frames it will be a long time this is needed, however.