Race in the mind of an african american..

[silverturtle]

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You claimed that the practice of affirmative action led to URM acceptees being presumed unworthy

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<p>Yes, I did and stand by it, as I’m sure you do.</p>

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later elaborating upon your point by explaining that it was being used as a justification.

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<p>Yes, in many cases it is not the cause but merely a vehicle for rationalization.</p>

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You then proceeded to claim that removing the practice would have salient beneficial effects by changing the mindsets of those who felt the need to downgrade students who would have been beneficiaries of AA during the admissions process attending topflight institutions.

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<p>Yes, I think that it would change the mindsets of some.</p>

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No, they are not.

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<p>I edited my post right after you must have read it to</p>

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@silverturtle

If you agree that “there are definitely people who presume all URM acceptees to be unworthy of acceptance” and that AA is the reason for some of those presumptions, then you agree with my original statement because they are semantically equivalent.

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<p>They do mean the same thing. So if you agree with the two objects of the adverbial clause there, you agree with my original statement.</p>