(05-07-2021 02:22 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(05-07-2021 01:54 PM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(05-07-2021 01:23 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(05-07-2021 11:53 AM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(05-07-2021 11:40 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  You use the best objective criteria available. Not some graph that says you need more of this race and less of that one.

Think of it as similar to athletic recruiting. You want the best athletes you can get, and so you decide which ones to recruit using things like film and ratings and measurements. Not every highly rated kid will pan out, and yes, you will miss a few diamonds in the rough. But you will likely do better than if you offered 20% of your scholarships to kids from Class A schools, because they didn't have the athletic opportunities the kids at the 5A schools did. You do not offer a scholie to a WR who runs a 5.0 just because he went to a small HS.

OK, I guess we will never agree. I will go on treating people as individuals worthy of respect on the merits of their achievements (wrong as that approach may seem to you), and you can go on doing whatever it is you are doing.

Sorry I used the acronym SJW. Clearly does not apply to you and Lad.

Out.

I thought we were simply having a discussion but apparently one of us is big mad.

Is this the "New, nice OO" that we've been hearing all about?

I guess we won't agree. Your plan favors elite universities comprised of mainly well-off white and Asian kids. That's not for me but I'm not going to lob ad homs at you over it. I agree that affirmative action is problematic in some ways but I like it a lot better than what you suggest.

Not mad at all. I have decided that being mad, upset, and/or offended are counterproductive to conversation. Just had to go somewhere - currently posting on my IPAD from my car in a parking lot 40miles from my house as I wait on my GF to do some medical tests. Interesting that you read ire into my leaving.

Is it though?

I mean, come on... you called Lad and me "SJWs" not a day or two since we agreed that it was an ad hom. You also were snide about it which doesn't really bother me in general but some on this forum go crazy when the leftists here are thought to be acting in a snide manner.

What I said was that I hoped some of the SJWs would reply. (Post 1489) You and Lad assumed this was about you. I named no names. What was the snide part?

Not to belabor it... but you just called me and Lad SJW's a couple posts above unless I am completely misreading your comment.

"Sorry I used the acronym SJW. Clearly does not apply to you and Lad."