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Affirmative Action Doesn't Rob Whites, Just Gives Opportunities

First of all, how long are these two going to whine about the "injustice" done to them? For a while now, minorities have been told to accept past and current injustices.

Get over it, get off your butt and get a job have become the motivational messages for minorities to achieve the "American dream." So to those who have the "white man's burden" mentality and anti-affirmative-action cries, take your own advice and please just let it go.

The two students aren't brilliant. Both were involved in few extracurricular activities and had 3.3 grade point averages. It's not too impressive considering most people admitted into the University of Michigan have higher GPAs and more involvement. If you're going to claim you were robbed, at least present an exceptional r

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