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Originally posted by otto2294
do you honestly believe that what happened in rwanda could happen to white people? the only reason rwanda wasnt stopped was because it was blacks being killed and the world disgustingly didnt care.
Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
indian kids are being stopped from entering medicine in SA becaus ethere are too many of them already doing it. now if a Blakc kid gets a B average they will accepted for Medicine, while a straight A indian kid will not get accepted- it is the same for whites too.
at upper-average schools there are, nowadays almost teh same amount of black kids to white kids- so why is it that there is teh quota system?
or is it just me?
Originally posted by deltaalphanovember
Sorry Sonya I am NOT pre-med and I can't figure it out. What will happen if they remove the quotas and only allow the best students without discrimination? Uhm let me guess ... better qualified doctors of all races perhaps?
Originally posted by deltaalphanovember
Sonya, you are assuming the black majority is less intelligent than the white and indian minority? What makes you think they won't hack it? We have had equal schooling since 1994 - over 14 years ... most school leavers have had equal opportunities and schooling for there entire school life.
I am a programmer and this is a field that has been very white dominated in South Africa, yet in the past few years the new generation of blacks have entered the field and really proved in many cases that they don't need special treatment. In fact, most don't want to treated specially - they want to be chosen on merit.
Originally posted by deltaalphanovember
And no, the system is still not perfect here and never will be. People have, and always will, judge on the basis of skin colour. This, I believe will not change for a long long time.
Originally posted by TheNetherlands
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But now after reading this thread a lil i do get why we are forbidden to leave the guarded and fenced area we are working in. We are forbidden to smoke or drink whilst SA people are around to see it etc etc . The best thing is, i am almost the oldest person of the group and i am only 21. If something should happen we dont know #
Is it really that bad?
[edit on 12/10/08 by TheNetherlands]