On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > > On Thu, 23 Oct 2008, Jon Louis Mann wrote: > > >>> I agree with John and all the others who think that > >> the best man or woman > >>> for the job is the best man or woman for the job! > >> If you believe that then you must also believe either > >> a) white men are remarkably better at important jobs > >> than other people, or > >> b) there is a distinct bias against people who aren't > >> white men for important jobs. > >> If you believe (b) don't you think something should be > >> done about that? > >> Ideals Maru > >> William T Goodall > > > > i absolutely do believe there is a distinct bias against people who > aren't white men for important jobs in government. do you deny it? > > i also believe something should be done about it. > > do you believe that white men are remarkably better at important jobs > than other people? > > jon > > I think better access to the kind of education and social networking > opportunities that white males are a lot more likely to have access to > when they're young would make it easier for women and minorities to make > better inroads. So then we just work on solving *that* problem, and the > bigger one we've been discussing will be a lot closer to being solved in > 30 years. > > (No, I'm not sure just how to do that. I think giving scholarships to > appropriate colleges based on *zip code* in the US will get around any > race-based restrictions one way or the other but will get more of the > minorities in the door with carefully selected zip codes.) > > Julia > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > I completely agree with you Julia. The more that I think about it, and the more that I see in the world, indicates to me that Who You Know edges out What You Know. This is nothing new, which is shown by the fact that the phrase "It's now what you know, but who you know" exists. The 'old boy' network exists, and I don't know what to do about it. john _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
