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Michelle F H
17 November 2020 - 03:49 AM
In the closing argument, the one against affirmative action mentioned an anecdote of a minority woman who is not doing well in school, emotionally and possibly academically. By and large,…
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Erika Hubbard
23 October 2019 - 16:09 PM
I just listened to this on my podcast and my question is this- Why not allow schools to use race, geography, socio-economic status, etc. to determine that an applicant is…
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Steven Busse
8 January 2019 - 06:18 AM
Best comment I've read so far.
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Jeremy Anderson
20 August 2018 - 18:34 PM
Lets try looking at this question as part of a larger picture and examine some of the assumptions the sides are based on. I think the primary assumption is so…
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Jeremy Anderson
29 January 2018 - 17:04 PM
The fact of the supreme courts existence doesnt eliminate the ability of anyone to have an opinion or debate the topic. Even if the supreme court voted unanimously 10 times…
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JOHN AUFDERHEIDE
18 December 2017 - 03:32 AM
Agree.
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JOHN AUFDERHEIDE
18 December 2017 - 03:26 AM
Agree
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Jeremy Anderson
8 August 2017 - 16:18 PM
Dictate terms all you want. Personally I see no equation between racially biased admissions and a colleges sports. Colleges only maintain sports programs because they make the schools money, effectively…
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James D
22 January 2017 - 03:10 AM
I think the against side makes a beautiful argument that if state universities, under the constitution, allow for preferences in geography & sports ability, why can't you consider race in…
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Peter Pardi
16 December 2016 - 00:51 AM
Because the against the mostion were wholly subjective. One of their arguments stated "Everyone's educational experience is enhanced when there is diversity in classrooms." This is a common punchline that…
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Phil Hahn
17 October 2016 - 17:32 PM
The Supreme Court's job is to determine what the Constitution means. They seem to have pretty clearly decided that racial preferences are not forbidden by the 14th Amendment. The For…
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26 June 2016 - 21:47 PM
While George W Bush wasn't the most eloquent speaker he had a great line on this issue, he would always warn against the "soft bigotry of low expectations". He is…
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Legacy IQ2US
3 June 2016 - 04:54 AM
On 2016-06-03 00:54:07, Doc wrote:This is a great and much needed debate. I am an African American man who has three college degrees. No, I did not benefit from affirmative…
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29 April 2016 - 22:23 PM
The against side want artificial racial quotas in universities instead of their natural shares based on test scores.
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25 April 2016 - 03:14 AM
On 2016-04-24 23:14:34, Peter Ross wrote:I dunno about you but trying to understand the logic and argument of this particular show was an IQ test in and of itself. I…
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14 April 2016 - 05:50 AM
On 2016-04-14 01:50:46, Brandon Smith wrote:As an African American student currently enrolled in classes at a highly competitive university, the topic of this debate pertains directly to my educational experience.…
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15 March 2016 - 00:05 AM
On 2016-03-14 20:05:40, Eric Rasmussen wrote:I'm white, but I'm certainly not privileged. I'm in the same boat as other comments here. I worked my way through college and had to…
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14 February 2016 - 06:21 AM
On 2016-02-14 01:21:46, Love is the answer wrote:To the many comments about the obvious slant of the audience--I was there. About 20-30% of the attendees were NYC middle school students.…
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28 January 2016 - 11:51 AM
On 2016-01-28 06:51:35, Dylan wrote:Great debate but clearly rigged results (audience was audibly not 1/3 undecided as reported). I think this would have been better without the vote count.
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26 January 2016 - 06:07 AM
On 2016-01-26 01:07:40, T. Van Zandt wrote:I kept waiting for Jon Donvan, who is usually a fair and excellent moderator, to tell the crowd that whooping, screaming applause was inappropriate.…
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18 January 2016 - 03:52 AM
On 2016-01-17 22:52:46, John Samuel wrote:This debate was rigged. Irish were treated worse than the slaves. If the Irish can't have the preferential treatment, what rights a resent immigrant from…
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16 January 2016 - 20:07 PM
Although I am a supporter of limited "Affirmative Action", and I found the technical legal argument presented by Prof. Chemerinsky (more so than the appeal to emotion by Prof. Archer)…
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12 January 2016 - 06:12 AM
On 2016-01-12 01:12:38, George Dyke wrote:This debate was rigged. You're telling me that 43% of the audience was 'undecided' on this hot-button issue? In liberal New York? I think not.…
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9 January 2016 - 12:42 PM
On 2016-01-09 07:42:50, lakawak wrote:How DARE a school only want to allow white people to attend, or to give them a better chance to attend! That is RACIST! Wait...it is…
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29 December 2015 - 02:51 AM
On 2015-12-28 21:51:35, Rachel wrote:This debate was uncomfortable to listen to, with what seemed to be unwavering supporters of the opposition planted in the audience. The issue boiled down to…
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27 December 2015 - 11:27 AM
On 2015-12-27 06:27:31, Jbarnes wrote:Racial preference within university admissions is the equivalent of holding up one side of a lopsided see-saw in an attempt to make it even. Why not…
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14 December 2015 - 20:23 PM
On 2015-12-14 15:23:24, Alex Lee wrote:I thought this was an excellent debate with good points raised for both sides. What I found disturbing was the obvious slant of the audience,…
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13 December 2015 - 04:31 AM
What is it that liberals do not understand about equal protection? You either meet the standards set or you do not. By the time you reach college since it is…
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12 December 2015 - 23:23 PM
It is ridiculous how proponents of affirmative action have to engage in all sorts of word games that racial preferences are somehow not engaging in a preference for one race…
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12 December 2015 - 05:01 AM
On 2015-12-12 00:01:11, Greg wrote:I listen to these podcasts during my evening runs and, consequently, typically do not feel compelled to navigate my way to this website, track down the…
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12 December 2015 - 04:59 AM
On 2015-12-11 23:59:23, Gabriel wrote:I have to say that I'm particularly skeptical about the results of the debate. The undecided part seems to me to big at first. During the…
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12 December 2015 - 03:00 AM
On 2015-12-11 22:00:32, Jade Kamlani wrote:One aspect that I believe was over looked in this debate was how racial preference, as it is practiced today in university admission, effect the…
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11 December 2015 - 19:41 PM
In discussions like this about our forefathers' precedents, are we meant to argue about what they said, what they meant to say, or what they should have said, were they…
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11 December 2015 - 14:56 PM
On 2015-12-11 09:56:20, gooddebate wrote:43% of the audience was "undecided" prior to the debate. Suuuure... Still, I give the Against side credit for being the more passionate of the two…
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11 December 2015 - 08:47 AM
On 2015-12-11 03:47:42, Javier Sauleda wrote:The biggest problem with Intelligence Squared's voting system is that it is usually a sham whenever they debate strongly felt political issues - especially issues…
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11 December 2015 - 08:34 AM
On 2015-12-11 03:34:55, George Martinez wrote:The biggest problem to Intelligence Squared's voting system is that is usually a sham whenever they debate strongly felt political issues - especially issues like…
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10 December 2015 - 06:51 AM
On 2015-12-10 01:51:43, Michael wrote:If only every proposition was this well-defined and contentious. Also, Deborah Archer was one of the best debaters I've heard on here. Too many people let…
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10 December 2015 - 04:34 AM
On 2015-12-09 23:34:49, Kevin wrote:I actually agree with the outcome of this debate, but the results seem likely to be the result of a problem inherent in the format- namely,…
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Legacy IQ2US
8 December 2015 - 13:29 PM
On 2015-12-08 08:29:34, Eric wrote:The opposition doesn't seem to realize that by institutionalizing racial preferences, they are perpetuating what they claim to be against, namely that race is anything more…
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7 December 2015 - 07:13 AM
Around 1 hr 23 minutes, Mr. Taylor responds to Ms. Archer's point about a study showing that black students with SAT scores in a certain range did better at more…
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6 December 2015 - 02:36 AM
On 2015-12-05 21:36:48, nooffensebut wrote:If the SAT gap between black students and white students results from racial bias in the test, then the math subtest has more racial bias than…
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5 December 2015 - 00:02 AM
On 2015-12-04 19:02:31, Vivian wrote:I went to UC Davis and tutored Math to College students. The large majority of students in these classes were minorities (Black and Latino), they could…
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3 December 2015 - 23:58 PM
Our education system does indeed fail many people of color. But the main place this happens is in the K-12 schools, and it needs to be fixed there, probably by…
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26 August 2015 - 01:22 AM
On 2015-08-25 21:22:33, Stephen Mihaly wrote:Why not do a constitutional law debate on whether the 14th Amendment "birth rights" applies to children born of illegal aliens who enter the country…
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