As If Affirmative Action Wasn't Enough, Now Republicans Are Coming for Minority Scholarships

[HomerJS]

Republicans are determined to get rid of any program in this country that promotes diversity. Legacy admissions, fine. Military academies got a special carve out to continue using the classic affirmative action model. Now they are attacking scholarships because black people are getting a little extra help affording the costs of college.

As If Affirmative Action Wasn't Enough, Now Republicans Are Coming for Minority Scholarships

Republican speaker Robin Vos has plans to get rid of grants designated for students of color.

www.theroot.com

Also in Mississippi. Republicans in an all-out attack of black people in any effort to get ahead.

Republicans Target Minority Scholarships After Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling

Missouri went on the attack the day the Court ruled, and Wisconsin may be next

news.yahoo.com

 

[pmv]

Republicans are determined to get rid of any program in this country that promotes diversity. Legacy admissions, fine. Military academies got a special carve out to continue using the classic affirmative action model. Now they are attacking scholarships because black people are getting a little extra help affording the costs of college.

As If Affirmative Action Wasn't Enough, Now Republicans Are Coming for Minority Scholarships

Republican speaker Robin Vos has plans to get rid of grants designated for students of color.

www.theroot.com

Also in Mississippi. Republicans in an all-out attack of black people in any effort to get ahead.

Republicans Target Minority Scholarships After Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling

Missouri went on the attack the day the Court ruled, and Wisconsin may be next

news.yahoo.com

I click "wow", but not really surprised.

 

[tweaker2]

Can't have the people of color become equals, or even more horrific, superior in one way or another. Barak Obama proved beyond doubt and forever more the fact that yes, indeed, a person of color can be an excellent leader of the most powerful nation in the world and an excellent father and husband too, so much more than the adulterous Donald Trump and his morally/ethically barren lackeys in every possible way.


There is no escaping that fact and if the conservative racist fascist religiously zealous party of America doesn't have the chance to re-write this historical fact (rest assured they'll try their best to erase any memory of Obama's existence), the comparison between the two will show how the racist supremacists of the nation reacted to Obama's proven beyond doubt leadership qualities by electing Trump, a vile racist nincompoop of a useful idiot and hailed him as God's revenge on the heathen socialist (get this lol) "radical left".

 

[pmv]

Seems like the first comment on that yahoo article has a good point. To whit -

Many scholarships are privately funded. The GOP is proposing to control what others choose to do with their money, but the SCOTUS already ruled that money is "free speech".

Seems like another bit of Supreme Court inconsistency. Is money 'speech' or not?

 

[ch33zw1z]

Seems like the first comment on that yahoo article has a good point. To whit -



Seems like another bit of Supreme Court inconsistency. Is money 'speech' or not?

I think you’ll find with USA conservatives that the way they define things will dynamically fit their agendas.

Speech is only considered free when it’s theirs

 

[brandonbull]

I think you’ll find with USA conservatives that the way they define things will dynamically fit their agendas.

Speech is only considered free when it’s theirs

Interested on your take about the speech laws passed in Michigan. If you want an actual authoritarian style government that loves censorship, Michigan has entered the chat.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Interested on your take about the speech laws passed in Michigan. If you want an actual authoritarian style government that loves censorship, Michigan has entered the chat.

Sure champ, very interested

 

[APU_Fusion]

Interested on your take about the speech laws passed in Michigan. If you want an actual authoritarian style government that loves censorship, Michigan has entered the chat.

Deflection is the balm of the weak minded. Start your own Michigan thread instead of deflecting. You are such a coward to not even address the thread topic. Weak.

 

[Jaskalas]

The root cause, the systemic need to take from others. To keep others down. Our sick predatory capitalist society needs a reality check. We are not the rising tide that we should be.

 

[spacejamz]

Can't have the people of color become equals

Does this mean Asians aren't people of color because I could have sworn we were....

 

[FelixDeCat]

We need to move beyond race in this country.

 

[MrSquished]

We need to move beyond race in this country.

This would require also moving on from the entire Republican party.

Which is completely fine with me. No objections here.

 

[APU_Fusion]

We need to move beyond race in this country.

Hahahhahahahahahahahahhhahaahhahahahahahaha. We also need to no longer use fossil fuels, stop telling lies, stop killing each other, stop drunk driving …. …. I mean as a middle aged white American I proclaim, can’t we all just get along. I mean more weak sauce trolling.

 

[alien42]

Does this mean Asians aren't people of color because I could have sworn we were....

No one said Asians weren't PoC, so what are you talking about? If you are trying to make a point, then say it.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Hahahhahahahahahahahahhhahaahhahahahahahaha. We also need to no longer use fossil fuels, stop telling lies, stop killing each other, stop drunk driving …. …. I mean as a middle aged white American I proclaim, can’t we all just get along. I mean more weak sauce trolling.

Are you feeling well? Your response was a tad overboard if you ax me.

Anyway, I will enjoy a Bud Light in your honor.

 

[Sunburn74]

We need to move beyond race in this country.

Agree. Let's just ignore race and hope racism and systematic discrimination just kind of goes away. Everyone knows ignoring problems is how you make them better.

 

[ch33zw1z]

We need to move beyond race in this country.

Votes 2x for lifelong racist, complains about people noticing

 

[ch33zw1z]

Are you feeling well? Your response was a tad overboard if you ax me.

Anyway, I will enjoy a Bud Light in your honor.

Votes 2x for bullshitter spewing hyperbolic lies constantly, complains about somebody on a forum going over the top.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Deflection is the balm of the weak minded. Start your own Michigan thread instead of deflecting. You are such a coward to not even address the thread topic. Weak.

@brandonbull - hey champ, I didn’t see your thread about Michigans new hate speech legislation. Can you link me?

 

[brycejones]

Interested on your take about the speech laws passed in Michigan. If you want an actual authoritarian style government that loves censorship, Michigan has entered the chat.

Cool story bro. Are you bold enough to start a thread, link to said laws and explain in a rational way why they are authoritarian? Or are you just shit posting as usual?

 

[HomerJS]

We need to move beyond race in this country.

We need to move beyond race while Republicans get caught by courts racist gerrymandering in 3 states to undermine the representation of blacks in those states.

Meanwhile you just keep lying to yourself and others.

 

[Pohemi]

Anyway, I will enjoy a Bud Light in your honor.

That must have been hard for you to swallow, pun intended. I hope your cans didn't have rainbows on them...will you be okay? Should we call for help?

 

[pmv]

Agree. Let's just ignore race and hope racism and systematic discrimination just kind of goes away. Everyone knows ignoring problems is how you make them better.

As I understand it, that's the French approach. Seems to be working out well for them /S