The following quote by the former United States Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, seems to summarize the government's perception of this sensitive subject: An Affirmative Action Plan is a "careful, systematic analysis of who you've got, who's out there, and how you are going to broaden opportunity. ... Since racism and indifference had restricted rights for blacks, executive orders issued by presidents in the 1950s and 1960s established the concept of anti-discrimination measures to guarantee fair treatment of blacks by government contractors. ... Black (not of Hispanic Orig...

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The reason the terrorist attacked the United States on September 11 is due to the imperialistic influence of American culture, politics and beliefs upon the people of the world which have poisoned and destroyed other countries cultures and governments. ... If that wasn't enough, the United States then passed the Platt Amendment, in 1901, which declared its unilateral right to intervene in Cuban Affairs. ... "The United States went in and overthrow a democratically elected government as well as the government of Allende because they did not please the United States and due to these invo...

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