The "race card" covers a wide, polymorphous range of presumed white grievances, not least of which is affirmative action, which 53% of white voters say is "no longer necessary" in one recent survey; perhaps not coincidentally, the same percentage of white voters thought Obama's comment saying he didn't look like past presidents was "racist".
I show it with my financial contributions, which are used for affirmative-action programs.
It was just in the middle of the new economic policy which was an affirmative action policy.
At issue in Schuette v Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action is whether state constitutional amendments banning affirmative action (which are popular with voters) violate the (federal) constitutional right to "the equal protection of the laws".
They describe affirmative action as reestablishing quotas and racial preferences, which are illegal.
Although current PRC minority policy, which is based on affirmative actions, has reinforced a Uyghur ethnic identity that is distinct from the Han population, some scholars argue that Beijing unofficially favours a monolingual, monocultural model that is based on the majority.
The confidence boost seen with the attached pet owners was not seen in owners who expressed an avoidant attachment style, which was measured by affirmative answers to questions like, "If necessary, I would be able to give away my pet without any difficulties".
In fact Pakatan's whole campaign is an onslaught on UMNO for its corruption, which is exacerbated by affirmative-action policies to benefit the Malays and other "indigenous" groups over the Chinese minority (25% of the population) and ethnic Indians (8%).
If both premises are affirmative, the conclusion must also be affirmative.
The Supreme Court, which is already hearing an affirmative action case in its coming term, is deciding whether to review an appeals court decision upholding the Voting Rights Act in the face of a constitutional challenge by Shelby County, Ala.
