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THE BRAVE PEOPLE WHO TOOK PART IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF THE 60’S PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK FOR EQUALITY.  IN THE DECADES SINCE, THE MEANING OF “CIVIL RIGHTS” HAS BEEN TWISTED.

HERE’S SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW.  WITH EMPLOYMENT LAW THERE IS A DOCTRINE PUSHED BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CALLED “DISPARATE IMPACT”.  THIS MEANS THE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES OF ANY COMPANY CAN BE CONSIDERED DISCRIMINATORY IF THOSE PRACTICES ARE FOUND TO HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON MEMBERS OF A MINORITY GROUP.

WITH DOCTRINES SUCH AS DISPARATE IMPACT, THESE LAWS ARE NOW INTERPRETED TO SUPPORT “INEQUALITY”.

FOR EXAMPLE, COLLEGES TODAY ARE NOT ONLY ALLOWED BUT REQUIRED TO DISCRIMINATE WHEN ADMITTING STUDENTS, NEEDING TO CHOSE LESSER QUALIFIED MINORITY CANDIDATES OVER OTHERS MORE QUALIFIED.

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WITH ITS GOAL OF EQUALITY HAS BEEN TWISTED TO MEAN “INEQUALITY” AND THAT’S A SAD LEGACY FOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT.