Mother Jones - Comments for "Will Sotomayor Split the Right?"

This woman is racist and sexist, but towards whites and men so i guess that's cool. I hope her videotaped claim that the bench is where legislation is made sinks her.

Only Nazis could possibly have a problem Sotomayor

The sanctimonious tone from the left is pretty funny. The right shouldn't dare oppose Sotomayor because her life story is so compelling? Yes, you on the left certainly treated Clarence Thomas, Alberto Gonzalez and Miguel Estrada with that same caution and respect (I know- they were all Nazis so whatever could be done to oppose them was justified!). We shouldn't pick at what she has written and said because it will be momentous to have a Hispanic woman on the court? No, it will be momentous when we look at someone's substance rather than their gender and ethnicity. If you agree with the substance of her rulings that's one thing. But please spare us the indignant lectures on how we're all just a bunch of misogynist racists. Funny you chose to say some on the right want to Bork her. Didn't the left invent Borking?

Diversity

Anonymous--Many white men aren't really into diversity. Many white men believe that white men are the best for every position. However, white men are a minority. If white men want doctors to treat them when they're REALLY OLD white men, they have to hope that smart people of all races and both genders enter medicine and succeed because there won't be enough white, male doctors to take care of everyone. What benefit have we gained? I'm sorry you haven't found any all by yourself and have to ask. I've found diversity to be uplifting and exciting, meaningful and challenging. There's joy in learning from others who don't share the same opinion and who have different backgrounds. If you can't see it, that's your loss. We really can't explain it to you.

The "Diversity" provided for

The "Diversity" provided for by our government programs and the LEGAL immigration are intermingled as to cause and effect. One depends on the other. If LEGAL immigrants were not able to make a living here, there would be no LEGAL immigrants. For LEGAL immigrants to have the chance to support their families some government intervention is both proper and necessary. Besides, you anti-afirmative action people overlook one important point. If everyone were graded and promoted and accepted into schools purely based on their skills, the white population would have a different (but perhaps worse) problem. Namely, Ivy League schools would be full with Chinese, Japanese, East Indian and Jewish students. The "powers that be" will soon become the powers that were.

The BENEFIT

I think they may mean ... not Bush.

You seem to want diversity

You seem to want diversity as long as everyone agrees with your opinions. Diversity is difference. You claim to want difference as long is it gets rid of the things (like creationists) you find lacking. How is everyone having the same beliefs and opinions diverse? Diversity is not a physical attribute, it is a difference of cultures and beliefs. I've found that most hate and intolerance stems from those spouting about diversity. Especially at University's, where the only views accepted are the ones popularized with main stream media. Dissention from these popular views made one an acceptable target for harrassment and questions about intelligience. Can you not see the irony in supporting diversity while wanting to get rid of all who have beliefs you deem unintelligent?

Diversity

The extreme right of America likes to slam diversity and the left, it tends to do this under the pseudonym of Anonymous which is odd given the conviction with which the hate emanates. Let's take a quick look at genetics (that'll get rid of the creationists; which is a damn good start) diversity is preferable to purity; purity of genes tends towards inbreeding and inbreeding tends towards Republicanism. Diversity is natural; balance is natural; democracy is about balance; democracy is about listening; try Voltaire for a start; Anonymous - try reading before writing...

Diversity

I guess you leftists are not quite up to rational thinking. Of course I meant government enforced, politically correct "diversity". Not the diversity we have been so fortunate to obtain from LEGAL immigration. So I ask again, what benefit have we gained. And BTW- the founders of this country were not a "diverse" group - you should read some history and not the pseudo-history drivel that Howard Zinn would have you believe is "history". Conservatives believe in equal opportunity- leftists belief in equal outcome, regardless of qualifications or abilities.