Affirmative Action, My POV

This political video focuses on Affirmative Action. Affirmative Action is a set of policies and laws established in American society to enforce diversity and, as an end result, curb prejudice and racism. Affirmative action has also become a controversial political issue here in the US. My main problem with this is the idea of enforcing diversity: people should be culturally open-minded enough to not be racist or prejudiced without law enforcement, right?  So I guess my main problem with it is my main problem with any type of authority in general, the whole being-told-what-to-do-when-I-already-know-what’s-right-for-me-thing. So yes, initially when I decided to tackle Affirmative Action, I was against it for the whole enforcement thing. But then I asked people on the street their opinions, and man, it really got me thinking. I still feel like people shouldn’t have to be forced to culturally diversify or say, go to school 30 miles away just to make sure there is a healthy mix of black and white kids in all the school districts. But if people live in silos and are never exposed to other cultures, races, or skin colors, they’re going to remain wary of them.  Because people are scared of what they don’t know or understand. All of this leads me back again to one truth I know about my own life: I’m damn happy to live in New York City! I mean, diversification here? Not an issue. You can’t help but rub elbows, literally, with at least 3 different cultures and skin types in each and every day. And I love that. I love meeting people very socially different from me, because I am constantly learning more about the world and ways to look at it. Since we only have a short amount of time here, why NOT explore as much of this planet as you can?