Monday, May 8, 2017

The state against Blacks

On March first I attended an extremely decisive Ath talk concerning the implications of government programs meant to remote restitution after slavery and Jim Crow/Civil Rights movement.  The speaker made an argument that government involvement and affirmative action have helped widen racial disparities as well as being a main contributing factor for ongoing racial discrimination within the country.  My favorite moment in the talk was when the speaker used the analogy that while it is true that on average black citizens must pay more upfront and have a higher premium on a home loan, asian americans have a lower over head than whites; in turn, he insinuated that one type of discrimination cancels out another. Interesting talk to say the least!

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