<p>Whether to the British before the Treaty of Union, or to various other civilizations, the Scots were slaves. I was not talking about the "battle for dominance." My point was that slavery did not only occur in this country.</p>
<p>I posted a long thing, but I deleted it. Anyway, I wouldn't compare anything to the atrocities that occurred in Nazi Germany. However, my point is, does that make the Rwandan and Aremenian genocides (and MANY others) less important?! Absolutley not! Life, no matter in the form of slavery or genocides, deserves better. I feel through programs like AA, we are heading down the wrong path. We want equality, yet we are the ones making everything unequal.</p>
<p>Another thing is, on college apps, you are either Caucasian, or a different ethnicity. If you want people to state their ethnicity, have them right it in. I can tell you there are lots of different, and very derverse, caucasian people. All these things just bother me. We create the barriers.....</p>
<p>If you go back to the eight century, the Picks and Scots also enslaved anglo-saxons.You see your argument cuts both ways. However, being called a savage and treated with inhuman cruelty; having your wife and oldest sister raped by men like Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe leaves an indelible mark in the Psyche of African American.</p>
<p>Any mentioned the Mongol Invasion by Tamerlame still leaves national hurt and fear among Iraqis, eventhough this event took place 500 years ago. The subjugation of an entire people never goes away-- Blacks and Native Americans still feel that pain. </p>
<p>No matter how you try to trash AA it is here to stay.</p>
<p>But that was my point. That slavery extends all over (sadly), throughout many centuries. By doing programs like AA, you are treating the surface of the problem, but not its roots. I understand that they feel that pain (as anyone would), however, does that mean that the government should try to erase its own guilt by giving African and Native Americans special consideration. I understand that AA was valuable to get African Americans and others "into the door" of education, but I feel it has passed its necessity. Hopefully, we won't need it to be here forever. It cause more harm than good. Time heals all wounds, but not when the scab is being constantly picked at.</p>
<p>Anyway I do like Ben Franklin, William Penn, Hamilton and many others from that time period. I am a PhillyBoy. I did not mean to be so harsh. I know that no individual alive is personally responsible for slavery in the US.
I don't think AA is the complete answer to the problem.</p>
<p>I believe our public schools are failing and we are not doing enough to help African Americans and Latinos get into catholic and other community-based schools. Everyone attacked Pres. Bush on giving money to private schools, while ignoring the real problem-- the decay of the public school system.</p>