I was told that affirmative action
was necessary to fix the past
but to me it seems a detraction
for those that feel outcast
You don't give winners a boost
Affirmative action is, to be thrown a bone
with a gift, one only feels reduced
we all need to feel good on our own
If you can do the job as good as others
then with them you should compete
let all people be equal as brothers
other wise you'll feel you're a cheat
Ridiculous you say
But I would ask you
should a midget play in the NBA,
a person with Ebola cook your stew
Would you like a blind pilot for your plane
or to operate on you, a retarded physician
an accountant with Acalculia your taxes to maintain
or a pedophile for your child's pediatrition
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Author:
sorenbarrett (
Online) - Published: September 9th, 2023 06:57
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I most enjoy being unique, as you make such a brilliant point we are all very different and it's better to be, your ebola stew made me chuckle, so to an excellent point, your last stanza so very powerful and thought provoking as a mother it sparked fear. Excellent read excellent subject. š
Thanks Teddy your review and comments are appreciated and glad that it gave you a chuckle. Now days equality is being extended beyond what it was meant to be to entitlement. This seems wrong to me.
The life of comedy that I was brought up with, is also gone, š
This is a hard one to respond to Soren. Are you sure that equal opportunity exists? If not, how would you achieve it?
Neat poem executed with your customary skill, but Iām not sure the argument addresses the problem..
Thanks Dave for the review. No I agree that equal opportunity will probably never exist but I am for it none the less. The point is the difference between equal opportunity and affirmative action that gives people an advantage just because of skin color, age, gender etc. This I think is countering equal opportunity.
I honestly don't want this discussion heavy, but do need to explore this a little more.
Affirmative action is (was?) an attempt to address the problem that those with minority skin colour age and gender were/are discriminated against in all manner of ways. I too am not sure it always works/worked well, although I know of no real study which would prove its efficacy or otherwise.
Any solutions given the prejudices which demonstrably exist in the general population?
Point of view well taken, and very well expressed. How to achieve equality that suits everyone will always be a struggle.
So right Bella, I threw this out knowing I would probably catch a lot of flack but what the hey it's just an opinion and if one takes things too seriously one can not write poetry. I so appreciate your review and comments.
I agree wholeheartedly my friend. It's diversity that keeps up healthy is so many ways.
Fine words soren, we are all unique and have our own path to walk in our lives.
Andy
Thanks Gold for the understanding and kind words
the irony
in assuming, 'some'
need policy to help them achieve
you're inadvertently stating
they can't do it otherwise
so instead of creating a society
with equal playing fields
'they'
rather stay on their inherited hills
look down and offer a rope
to those they deem lesser
and think of themselves as heroes
...
vanity, I name thee charity...
Thank's LB. This is a side I had not thought about directly and is a great point. Not only do we demean those by making them feel less but aggrandize ourselves by casting a copper to the begger. Your insight is inspiring.
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