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From: devonst@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.misc
Subject: Re: Affirm.Action (to sevener)
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Date: Sun, 14-Sep-86 17:17:28 EDT
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orb@whuts.UUCP (SEVENER) writes:
>
>1) There are *NO* quotas etched in stone that Company X needs to
>   hire y blacks and z women.  What Affirmative Action means is
>   *guidelines* for evidence that a company or organization has
>   stopped practicing systematic discrimination.
>   For example, there were 0% of blacks in baseball before Jackie
>   Robinson.  

... sevener uses professional baseball as an example of
systematic discrimination

>   I think that is a *very* reasonable approach to ending discrimination.
>   Eventually it will not be necessary but it certainly is now.
>   Unless one wishes to allow racism and sexism to be perpetuated forever.
>                   tim sevener  whuxn!orb

So Tim, how come affirmative action and quotas weren't necessary in
order to integrate pro baseball? How come you liberals always want
government to step in at the drop of a hat? If pro baseball could
rectify its problems without government interference, how come
liberals require something else be done in other situations?

--
Tom Albrecht