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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
My response to racial rejection is whose responsibility?
My response to socio-economic rejection is whose responsibility?
My response to obstacles is whose responsibility?
Will the answers be different based on race? (within the confines of the USA)
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Ultimately, each person bears responsibility for everything they do. But to reduce the reality of the impact of circumstances, and as well, to ignore the fact that different people are able to handle rejection and obstacles in different ways, would be unwise, I believe.
It's also interesting that some of the people mentioned here that have "risen above the obstacles", have directly benefitted from affirmative action...Powell, Thomas, for example. Also, Walter Williams, a frequent guest-host for Rush Limbaugh, was a direct beneficiary of affirmative action.
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