"I" (not necessarily myself, but the general Twenty-Something White Male in nondescript Western Democracy) am not the one who discriminates, I am the one who is discriminated against because females and "ethnicities" get preferential treatment by law based on gender, ethnicity or class rather than individual merit.thaluikhain said:Because you are being favoured for those traits whether you like it or not. Here and now, not in the dim misty past.Spinozaad said:Why should I should I be judged for these traits?
Again, whether or not it works it very different to whether or not there is a problem to begin with.
Yes, if positive discrimination laws were discarded, it is likely that other individuals would get the short end of the stick. That is a problem, but is categorically identical to "my" current position.
Merit ought to be the defining criterion. Not some misplaced notions of "balance".