Posted On: July 1, 2009, 1:37 pm CDT

Posted By: Authority

Come on Joe, don't sound so angry. I can tell that some buttons must have been pushed. You also have a narrow-minded view of diversity my friend but I will not penalize you for your lack of research and ignorance. Do you really know the reason why AA was established? It was established because mental migits like yourself lacked the self-esteem and confidence to honestly allow yourself to be intellectually challenged by the people you used to oppress. I agree, as you said "qualities of competence, productivity, and expertise" will make America competitive but we should not oppress our own citizens to make it so. Wake up, it's not 1955. Look at the auto industry. Outside of the extreme financial issues why did they fail.....? It was their lack of diversity. No genus, not race, sex, age or ethnicity but their inability to embrace diverse ideas which ultimately led to their demise (Chrysler & GM respectively). Remember how the big 3 laughed at the Japanese vehicles around 30 years ago? Now Fiat is buying Chrysler and GM is in court trying to figure it out. Educate yourself, step your game up and then get into the ring with Ali.