Diversity (Fred Speaking)
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I have some problems with this argument. But I also admit that I don't know much about it. Most of what I've heard is highly rhetorical.

One of the problems here is getting beyond the slogans. And to be honest, I have to say that in this case slogans have almost replaced argument. Some people seem to speak as if diversity IN ITSELF is desirable. If that were true it would be good to bring more of ANY group of people with ANY new characteristic into schools and businesses. I doubt that anyone believes that.

But then what exactly is the argument and what are the benefits supposed to be? Why, for example, should we be concerned to increase the number of black students in law schools instead of, say, the number of evangelical students or Italian students or Catholic students? And remember, we can't appeal to past injustice when we are making this argument. We have to appeal to future consequences.

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