The fact is that in too many parts of our country, we still have discrimination. And affirmative action is not just something that applies to people of color. Some people have a mistaken view of it in America. It also is with respect to women, it's with respect to other efforts to try to reach out and be inclusive in our country.
Many people in America do not understand the concept of equal rights and the benefits such things actually reap.
There first sentence of the piece explains that people don't understand equal rights and their benefits, which result in discrimination. This is a little abstract for the system.
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