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davidpdx

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20. They are doing to to try to eliminate affirmative action

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #18)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 09:05 AM

Sep 2013

Without even reading the article I can smell that shit a mile away. They've successfully eliminated part of the VRA and they've been trying on affirmative action as well.

If the Republicans thought they could get away with it they'd try to make the argument that a African American president is proof enough for the elimination of affirmative action. It wouldn't surprise me a bit.

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Conservatives using the "Asian-Americans are successful" argument [View all] PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2013 OP

Wikipedia notes that SE Asians do worse on degree attainment than US-born Blacks MisterP Sep 2013 #1

The same Wikipedia article also notes that Africans in the US are a model minority FarCenter Sep 2013 #13

Don't even play that simple-minded game... Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #2

Obama got over 70 percent of the Asian American Vote JI7 Sep 2013 #3

Boom Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #11

That doesn't answer the thread question at all. PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2013 #12

you said they use Asian aMericans to argue for conservatism, but ASians are not voting Conservative JI7 Sep 2013 #14

They're not doing it to get the Asian American vote... Wounded Bear Sep 2013 #18

They are doing to to try to eliminate affirmative action davidpdx Sep 2013 #20

What are you "debunking?" Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #4

that's gonna fly right over that one's head Skittles Sep 2013 #9

My experience in Little Saigon (Westminster, CA) was that they put a high priority on education. Throd Sep 2013 #10

Education and strong familial pressure to succeed... Monster_Mash Sep 2013 #19

they never discuss - why asians are more sucessful than whites, academically Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #15

That's not the only racism going on in those discussions Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #21

Rethugs have always had trouble making connections to things. EX they don't realize Heather MC Sep 2013 #5

Many Asian immigrants arrive here with considerable wealth KamaAina Sep 2013 #6

As no culture is the same, Shankapotomus Sep 2013 #7

Well then, here is a simple and easy retort to those idiots The Straight Story Sep 2013 #8

Most Asian Americans aren't 2 generations removed from Jim Crow and are subjected to James uponit7771 Sep 2013 #16

No Asian Americans were subject to things like the Chinese exclusion act and Japanese internment. dkf Sep 2013 #17

Those were regional and not generational either... not nationwide Jim Crow and allowing for uponit7771 Sep 2013 #22

+1 JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #28

They're still discrminated against, they're more educated than the average White American kalisto2010 Sep 2013 #23

That certainly explains why Hawai'i has the most robust economy KamaAina Sep 2013 #24

They are ignoring past history of slavery and Jim Crow treestar Sep 2013 #25

Those who are in places where education is valued gopiscrap Sep 2013 #26

BTW welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #27