{"id":3497,"date":"2020-07-03T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3497"},"modified":"2020-07-02T16:20:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T23:20:25","slug":"affirmative-action-ballot-initiative-exacerbates-cultural-issues-by-ignoring-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3497","title":{"rendered":"Affirmative Action Ballot Initiative Exacerbates Cultural Issues by Ignoring Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Written by Michael Palomba<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you may already know, ACA 5 has <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/2020\/06\/democrats-pass-racist-aca-5-in-state-legislature-will-appear-on-november-ballot\/\">passed<\/a> in both chambers of the State Legislature and will appear on the November ballot. This proposal would bring us back to the 20th century, when race and gender-based discrimination was the norm. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With such a despicable proposal so close to becoming law, local figures from both sides of the political aisle are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.10news.com\/news\/local-news\/san-diego-news\/local-leaders-react-to-possibility-of-reinstating-affirmative-action\">sharing<\/a> their thoughts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unsurprisingly, the NAACP came out in support of the measure, with San Diego NAACP President Francine Maxwell saying that &#8220;the NAACP San Diego branch is elated that it was a 30-10 vote. Two-thirds majority said that things have to change and we&#8217;re headed to November.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I guess that the change the NAACP would like to see is a reinstatement of discrimination in America, just with the tables turned. Luckily, there are still leaders out there who do not want to see us return to an era of blatant racial discrimination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Assembly candidate June Cutter has condemned ACA 5, saying that &#8220;it is a band-aid put at the end of the problem rather than trying to find a solution to the disparity that I absolutely acknowledge exists, and instead of trying to fix it at the starting line, we&#8217;re trying to fix it at the finish line and that&#8217;s what I have a real problem with.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you @10NewsJennifer and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/10News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@10News<\/a> for the opportunity to share my thoughts on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACA5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ACA5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoACA5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoACA5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uNt9YnWeGH\">https:\/\/t.co\/uNt9YnWeGH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; June Cutter (@junecutter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/junecutter\/status\/1276346336716058624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affirmative action is not the solution to the disparities that we see in some areas of society. Democrats are trying to achieve equality of outcome, but all that the country can fairly provide is equality of opportunity and equal treatment under the law. The problem is that not everyone is taking advantage of the plethora of opportunities this country grants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We do not need affirmative action in 2020. While many disparities in this country can be classified by race, I don\u2019t believe that is the problem. Members of the African-American community have not been oppressed in decades. In addition to African-American celebrities and CEOs, we\u2019ve seen African-American mayors, governors, legislators, and even a president. How could all of that be possible if this country was as racist as the left proclaims?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Black political power and massive city budgets have done absolutely nothing to ameliorate this problem of black insecurity,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/thecitizen.com\/2014\/03\/04\/most-serious-problems-blacks-rooted-culture-not-racism\/\">explains<\/a> economist Walter E. Williams. &#8220;Most of the problems faced by the black community have their roots in a black culture that differs significantly from the black culture of yesteryear.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what is so different about the African-American community today than in the past? Well, for one, two-thirds of African-American children are currently raised in single-parent households. That number dwarfs the single-parenthood rate throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries. In most single-parent homes, the father is absent. So in addition to lacking a male presence, a single mother simply can\u2019t give as much attention to her children as two parents could. Furthermore, a single-parent household generally brings in less income than a two-parent household, meaning that many of these children suffer from a lack of resources. These are the driving factors that are holding many in the African-American community down\u2014rather than some nefarious force of &#8220;systemic&#8221; or &#8220;institutional&#8221; racism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The cultural problems that affect many black people are challenging and not pleasant to talk about, but incorrectly attributing those problems to racism and racial discrimination, a need for more political power, and a need for greater public spending condemns millions of blacks to the degradation and despair of the welfare state,&#8221; Williams added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACA 5 is a misguided and racist attempt to remedy the consequences of cultural problems. Instead of giving people preferential treatment based on their race or gender, we need to focus on fixing these deep-rooted cultural issues. No matter how much preferential treatment is given, ignoring the underlying problems will only prevent them from being solved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Michael Palomba\u00a0 As you may already know, ACA 5 has passed in both chambers of the State Legislature and will appear on the November ballot. This proposal would bring us back to the 20th century, when race and gender-based discrimination was the norm. 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