What do you think of affirmative action.
good idea	0.04	(0.04%)
neutral	54.40	(55.71%)
bad idea	43.21	(44.24%)
decisiveness		(11.20%)
unvoted equity		(2.34%)
voted equity		(97.66%)
32 Voters: David Lucifer, Casey, Kid-A, Ophis, Mermaid, prometheus, DrSebby, opsima, Walter Watts, Rhysenn, ZenWarrior, Heretician, MoEnzyme, outlawpoet, Matt Arnold, Alex Future Bokov, ElvenSage, subdermal, Sat, Drakeo Vortex, chippedlogic, Pabreetzio, simul, Hermit, pickler, archangelsin, goomba, deusdiabolus, teh, DJ dAndroid, letheomaniac, Bohandez,
voter	voted for	comment
David Lucifer	bad idea	All forms of racial discrimination are a bad idea.
Casey	neutral	no comment
Kid-A	neutral	no comment
Ophis	bad idea	It's so counter-productive, it might as well have been labeled "negative action"
Mermaid	bad idea	no comment
prometheus	bad idea	no comment
DrSebby	private	no comment
opsima	neutral	I don't think we're ready to get rid of it just yet. What would be a better approach to the problem though, is to pump more money into the budget for education in low income urban neighborhoods.
Walter Watts	bad idea	no comment
Rhysenn	private	no comment
ZenWarrior	good idea	no comment
Heretician	private	no comment
MoEnzyme	neutral	no comment
outlawpoet	bad idea	no comment
Matt Arnold	neutral	I am unconvinced of the arguments for and against. I don't know.
Alex Future Bokov	bad idea	no comment
ElvenSage	bad idea	no comment
subdermal	private	no comment
Sat	bad idea	no comment
Drakeo Vortex	good idea	no comment
chippedlogic	bad idea	no comment
Pabreetzio	bad idea	no comment
simul	neutral	certainly a price should be paid. whose to say when or if reparations are sufficient? hard to tell really.
Hermit	neutral	Sometimes affirmative action is needed, unfortunately it is seldom if ever helpful without totalitarian application. Which means not only feeding the hungry. Which is counter to Virian principles. Nevertheless, it can be used to show good faith.
pickler	private	no comment
archangelsin	bad idea	no comment
goomba	abstained	no comment
deusdiabolus	neutral	a double-edged sword just like most public policy
teh	private	no comment
DJ dAndroid	private	no comment
letheomaniac	good idea	In SA affirmative action benefits the majority which is unusual. I suppose it is also unusual to have the majority of the population at a disadvantage, so I would say it is a good thing, provided that it doesn't continue once the playing fields are level.
Bohandez	neutral	no comment