Pros And Cons Of Reverse Discrimination

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Since no counterargument was presented, in my opinion, one objection my peer could take into consideration is that although there are policies put in place such as Affirmative action which has committees and laws that are formed to protect and provide equal opportunities to minoritis some may argue that because these programs are focused on socioeconomic factors instead of on individual merit, they are inherently unfair because they are disadvantageous to the majority population. This is sometimes referred to as reverse discrimination. My peer's argument can try to prove that although programs such as affirmation action are based on good intentions for bettering the life of minorities. The discrimination is the exclusion of the majority population.

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