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dahartyesterday at 4:57 PM1 replyview on HN

I reject your presumptive framing that affirmative action is a “punishment”. If you help someone, you are punishing the entire world?


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tanseydavidyesterday at 6:15 PM

> Where else in our society do we justify imposing a moral wrong on a specific individual

> If you help someone, you are punishing the entire world?

You are missing (or maybe even ignoring) the huge difference between these two viewpoints.

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