Re:Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter [pdf]
by pvelagal on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @06:34PM
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"A meritocracy, as things should be, rather than being based on race/gender/filling some sort of diversity quota".. wonder when AI beats humans at chess and go, where does meritocracy stand ? Are Japanese/european cars better than US' ? Is protectionism, which rust belt states voted for, bad ? Looks like at the end of the day, people matter and there should be a place for educated and un/undereducated.
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Re:Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter [pdf]
by Nadya on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @07:39PM
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>Looks like at the end of the day, people matter and there should be a place for educated and un/undereducated.
So what makes a white or asian person the "better choice" than the black or latino person? Why should their race be a deciding factor in whether or not they are hired for a position? Education opens opportunities - especially in knowledge-based fields.
I'll take a strong, uneducated worker for a manual labor job over an intelligent toothpick because the stronger worker will be better for the job.
At the end of the day, why should [x] be chosen over [y] if [x] is better suited for the job? Is [x] not a person? Does [x] not matter? The only reason to select [y] is to pay a lower wage, they are easier to take advantage of, racism, or sexism.