Question

balkanization argument against affirmative action in about 100 words

Answer 1

Affirmative action is reverse discrimination. The past discrimination against certain minority groups does not justify present discrimination against non-minorities. All people are equal under the laws of the United States of America and should be treated accordingly.It destroys the idea of a meritocracy and instead puts race as the dominant factor in admissions and hiring procedures. The best people for the position should be put there, regardless of race.Students/workers who are put into a position through affirmative action often are not fully ready for the task. Not only is this not good for the university/company, but it is also not good for these students/workers as well because it lowers self-esteem.Affirmative action reinforces stereotypes and racism because of the previous point. People given a position purely because of affirmative action often are not qualified, and the idea that all people of that race must be "stupid" is perpetuated. Also, it presupposes that all people of the same skin color are from the lower class, and therefore need help. This also reinforces stereotypes and even embeds them permanently into the system.Simply having people of different races or ethnicities in the workplace/university does not necessarily mean diversity of opinion. People with the same skin color are not necessarily the same in opinion or even culture.

Answer 2

Affirmative action, in its various aspects, i.e. minority scholarships, race-norming, reverse discrimination, or employment of members of underutilized groups, the issues present a perplexing problem. Strong affirmative action creates a new hierarchy of the oppressed. Scheduled castes get primary preferential treatment, women second, scheduled tribes third, Other backward communities fourth, handicapped firth and so on and so forth.. General candidates, no matter how needy or how well qualified, must accept the remaining 'left-overs', As a result, rather than uniting people of good will in the common cause of justice, tends to balkanize us into segregation thinking and acts as an antithesis of the quest for impartial truth and justice. People who believe in reason to resolve our differences will oppose this kind of balkanization of the races.