[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Sorry, but I believe he/she was relating personal experience and observation. I doubt this person did an in-depth analysis.
As for my own experience during the early 1970's, I (a white male) was denied the opportunity of even applying for many jobs because of my race and gender as companies were required to meet government instituted quotas. This "reverse discrimination" was an effort to promote equal opportunity. After spending 6 years in the military where your rating was determined by experience and knowledge, to be denied even the opportunity to try, hurt. Still, I understood the intent of the program and accepted it. Once I was employed, I did my best and was ultimately promoted to the career I wanted.
I know that discrimination is still a problem. I know that bias runs in all directions. I believe that an open, orderly and peaceful working together is the best way to achieve positive results. We should be shaking hands (figuratively during covid) instead of shaking fists. I believe there are many like myself who feel that opportunities for improvement for all are better than any time in human existence if we are willing to work together in peace and quit picking at the scab of past injustice. We can't fix history, but we can learn from it and try to do better.

Well-reasoned and stated.