[Hanuman]

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

I've told you before Lev- Genism has pretty much no scientific basis in anything at all. The effect that ones specific genes have on a person's final development is so tin as to be neglible and the cost of modifying them is so ridiculously high when compared to social programs which modify a person's environment which has a FAR FAR outcome on a person's final being.
Genism is scientifically nonsense. It is economically nonsense. Though it could happen because people are stupid.

As for racism I have a real problem with affirmative action plans (Lolz, you so racist BHS). The reason is that these plans (in the way they are set up where I have encountered them- I don't know the specifics of US systems) overwhelmingly help the middle class/rich parts of any minority gropu who don't really need it because these are the people who are more aware of the opportunities in the system, have better information about it and have more ability to take advantage. The people who really need help don't tend to get it.
That is why I always think these plans should be more economically based instead of racially based because they will still overwhelmingly help the minority who needs them- because they are overrepresented in the poverty statistics- while not helping those who don't actually need it.

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