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#302 Dec 07 2011 at 11:51 AM Rating: Good
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varusword75 wrote:
Elinda,

And you wonder why I call you a stupid wh*re.

No i don't.
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#303 Dec 07 2011 at 11:57 AM Rating: Excellent
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Elinda wrote:
varusword75 wrote:
Elinda,

And you wonder why I call you a stupid wh*re.

No i don't.


How I imagine Varus's thought process.

Hmmm can't reasonabley formulate an expressive thought out response, @#%^ it I'LL CALL HER A ***** CAUSE THAT'S WHAT REAL MEN DO!

Edited, Dec 7th 2011 11:59am by ArexLovesPie
#304 Dec 07 2011 at 12:20 PM Rating: Excellent
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Only he doesn't know how to spell '*****'.
#305 Dec 07 2011 at 1:55 PM Rating: Excellent
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Varus's self-censoring is peculiar for a bunch of reasons. It's not like a couple of choice asterisks are going to trick any of us into thinking that he's a kindhearted man of courtesies. And if he was the least bit concerned about getting banned, it wouldn't have already happened a dozen times.

Edited, Dec 7th 2011 2:56pm by Eske
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If you were competent enough to even aspire to be a half-wit you'd know how to say fuck. Then again, you haven't even approached quarter-wit yet since you censor words that don't get changed. You should have stuck with your original Christian story. At least it was almost plausible.
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#308 Dec 07 2011 at 2:12 PM Rating: Excellent
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varusword75 wrote:
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And if you weren't such a half-wit you might have come to the conclusion that I would rather see f*ck in my posts than $*!@ or something like that.



Can't keep your story straight, eh? What's your excuse on *** and ***** then? They're not filtered.
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That's akin to imagining I know what einstein was thinking when he split the atom.
So just a bunch of nothing.
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#312 Dec 07 2011 at 2:16 PM Rating: Excellent
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varusword75 wrote:
So does this mean everytime someone calls me stupid, or something like it, i'm in fact the opposite because obviously they couldn't reasonably formulate an expressive thought beyond "you're stupid"? So that must mean, in fact, i'm the opposite of stupid.


You know those people of yours? You really should replace them if this is the best thinking they can do.
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#313 Dec 07 2011 at 2:17 PM Rating: Excellent
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varusword75 wrote:
Ugly,

Do you actually think I spent time looking for a list of words that are and aren't filtered. G*d you're stupid.

That might hold up if you hadn't already been told multiple times that those aren't filtered.

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#314 Dec 07 2011 at 2:27 PM Rating: Excellent
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varusword75 wrote:
Arex,

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How I imagine Varus's thought process.


You would have to. That's akin to imagining I know what einstein was thinking when he split the atom.



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can't reasonabley formulate an expressive thought out response


So does this mean everytime someone calls me stupid, or something like it, i'm in fact the opposite because obviously they couldn't reasonably formulate an expressive thought beyond "you're stupid"? So that must mean, in fact, i'm the opposite of stupid.




They call you stupid because it takes no thought process to realize that you are in fact, stupid.
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varusword75 wrote:
Ugly,

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That might hold up if you hadn't already been told multiple times that those aren't filtered.


And that might hold up if I actually paid attention to the majority of what you people clamour on about.

If you were half as intelligent as you'd like us to think you are, you wouldn't even need to be paying attention to grasp it.
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You can't seriously be this retarded.
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#320 Dec 07 2011 at 4:35 PM Rating: Decent
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They didn't qualify because they weren't any better than the other guy. AA is supposed to work where, given two equally qualified candidates, you choose the minority or disadvantaged person (this also applies to folks with disabilities) on the assumption that the non-minority is going to have an easier time finding a job elsewhere, which is generally true.

However, if one candidate is clearly, or even just slightly more qualified in any way, then they get the job, regardless of minority status or not.


Except that's not even remotely how AA programs work. The most clear example is in education (admissions and scholarships). Universities measure each student by essentially applying points to each thing about the student. So your grades are factored in, your economic status is factored in, sports activities are factored in, and other extracurricular activities are as well. On top of this, you get additional points simply for being a minority. The result is exactly to make an otherwise less qualified applicant rank higher than they otherwise would solely because of their skin color.

In the job market, it's a little less obvious, but basically companies are rated based on how "diverse" their workforce is. If your company doesn't meet those diversity requirements (which aren't quotas btw, cause they don't call them that anymore!), then they don't qualify for certain things. This could be government contracts, tax breaks, and a host of sometimes subtle, but definitely significant other things (like inclusions in "best places to work" lists and whatnot, which do have an effect on company visibility). This is a bit less direct, but basically if there are sufficient qualified minority workers in an area, AA doesn't do anything, but if there aren't, it has the effect of forcing companies to hire more minority workers to meet the diversity requirements. While we could speculate that perhaps all the extra minority workers are just as qualified as those the company would have hired absent the AA policies, it seems unlikely that's going to be the case all the time, or even more than a small minority of the time.


For the most part, AA works to put less qualified minority applicants ahead of more qualified non-minority applicants. Well, unless you really do believe that racism is so rampant and such a huge factor that business owners would normally and constantly hire less qualified white applicants ahead of more qualified minority ones. And while I'm sure you can find the occasional case of this happening, it's incredibly silly to assume it's so rampant that we need to apply some sort of global balance to offset it. A company which regularly hires less capable people because they are white will find itself losing in the marketplace to a company which just hires people based on their actual qualifications. The idea that we should institute in our laws a system forcing companies to weight people based on their race and not their qualifications just seems like the exact wrong thing to do.
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#321 Dec 08 2011 at 3:44 AM Rating: Default
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Majivo wrote:
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Do you or do you not believe that there is a solution currently in progress (or in plan) that is better than AA in addressing the "generational wealth" gap/problem of which you speak?

If so, then what is it?

If so, but you don't know what it is, then please provide a solution that is better than AA.

How @#%^ing dumb are you? If he doesn't know what the solution is, then how in God's name is he supposed to provide it? Are you seriously this stupid?



I guess you should learn to read? Seriously, the only idiotic thing on this thread are your ignominies of posts.
#322 Dec 08 2011 at 6:56 AM Rating: Excellent
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Almalieque wrote:
Majivo wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
Do you or do you not believe that there is a solution currently in progress (or in plan) that is better than AA in addressing the "generational wealth" gap/problem of which you speak?

If so, then what is it?

If so, but you don't know what it is, then please provide a solution that is better than AA.

How @#%^ing dumb are you? If he doesn't know what the solution is, then how in God's name is he supposed to provide it? Are you seriously this stupid?



I guess you should learn to read? Seriously, the only idiotic thing on this thread are your ignominies of posts. is me.

#323 Dec 08 2011 at 6:59 AM Rating: Excellent
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Ugly,

Again you're assuming i'm paying attention.


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That's the beauty of Varus. Once you think you have plumbed the depth of the well: BOOM! He's even stupider than you thought was possible.
#324 Dec 08 2011 at 7:34 AM Rating: Good
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For the most part, AA works to put less qualified minority applicants ahead of more qualified non-minority applicants. Well, unless you really do believe that racism is so rampant and such a huge factor that business owners would normally and constantly hire less qualified white applicants ahead of more qualified minority ones.

No, AA doesn't work to put less qualified minorities ahead of the poor picked on white guy. It works on putting those as equally qualified on equal footing. Yes, people who hire other people do carry with them long-standing stereotypes...we all do. AA attempts to negate them.

Honeslty gbaji, your inability, or perhaps unwillingness to grasp reality is pretty annoying. I understand you have problems with relationships????

My employer's AA procedures used to assign points for qualification. Minority status would garner you a couple extra points. For job applications the top five point scorers were required to be interviewed. Once the interview process begins it had no further role. It was changed up a few years ago. Now it's pretty much a message that says 'don't discriminate'.

AA Policy Statement wrote:
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy Statement
The Office of the Attorney General shall continue to pursue a policy of non-discrimination in all employment actions, practices, procedures and conditions of employment.

Employment decisions will be based on the principles of equal employment opportunity. Recruitment, testing, selection, and promotion will be administered without regard to race or color, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry or national origin, whistleblower activity, previous assertion of a claim or right under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act, marital status, or genetic information unless a bona fide occupational qualification exists.

Further, personnel actions and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, layoffs, job assignments, employee development opportunities and discipline shall be administered without regard to race or color, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry or national origin, whistleblower activity, previous assertion of a claim or right under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act, marital status, or genetic information.

Reasonable accommodations will be made for any qualified individual, applicant or employee, in accordance with the provisions of the Maine Human Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Managers and supervisors are responsible for awareness of and response to potential discriminatory situations. Employees are required to cooperate fully with the investigation and/or resolution of any discrimination complaint.

Managers and supervisors are required to actively prevent and correct retaliation or harassment toward any employee who has been involved in the filing, investigation, or resolution of a discrimination claim.

The Office will address and attempt to resolve employee complaints regarding discrimination and harassment as expeditiously as possible. Supervisors and managers are required to contact the Office EEO Coordinator if they receive a complaint of this nature.

This policy shall not be construed to prohibit any employment action or policy which is required by federal law, rule or executive order.


Reissued: May 2, 2011






Edited, Dec 8th 2011 2:42pm by Elinda
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#325 Dec 08 2011 at 7:40 AM Rating: Excellent
On a side note, I found out this last weekend that I was 3.125% African. It's only moderately interesting because my great great uncle was cut from the Red Sox because they found out that his grandfather was a freed slave. He was outed by a 1912 Boston Herald expose, I hear, so that's just another reason to hate the Boston Herald.
#326 Dec 08 2011 at 8:01 AM Rating: Excellent
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Elinda, just so you know, depending on how the particulars of your employer's point system works (disclaimer: I didn't read the quoted excerpt), you may have just proved gbaji right.
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