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Comment Re:And yet... (Score 3, Insightful) 393

I can't help but marvel at the dichotomy here, too: when men, who are about 50% of the population, represent, say, 75% of the hires, it's evidence of rampant discrimination. When Asians, who represent about 5% of the population, are 90% of the hires, it's just evidence that "the best qualified rise to the top".

Comment Re:Well, diversity sucks... (Score 1) 393

Actually it's even more than that. The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom from consequences of speech, but freedom of speech as a concept - an ideal rather than a legal concept - is more general than that, and that's probably what the grandparent is referring to. It's disturbing that so many liberals can't comprehend the difference between a social ideal and something enshrined in law - to them, the only way to accomplish anything is to put the government in charge of it.

Comment Re:Well, diversity sucks... (Score 3, Insightful) 393

It bothers me that Americans don't understand what the term freedom of speech implies

It bothers me that so many liberals (of all people) don't realize that there's the first amendment, which describes freedom of speech from a legal perspective, and freedom of speech as a general concept, and that the two things can be discussed completely independently.

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