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After minority student Harry Nguyen was refused admission to a traditional, prestigious college, civil rights activists, conservatives, and teachers are up in arms about affirmative action and ethnic equality in education.

"I think you'll find there's actually no problem here," observes conservative speaker and hair care product salesperson Bruce Ruff. "A student wants to go to a particular school, but lacks the grades. Clearly, he should have studied harder in school. But oh, because he's a so-called minority, it's everyone else's fault. I'm sorry, but the system is working perfectly well: What gets you into a good school is merit alone.
This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

After minority student Harry Nguyen was refused admission to a traditional, prestigious college, civil rights activists, conservatives, and teachers are up in arms about affirmative action and ethnic equality in education.

"I think you'll find there's actually no problem here," observes conservative speaker and hair care product salesperson Bruce Ruff. "A student wants to go to a particular school, but lacks the grades. Clearly, he should have studied harder in school. But oh, because he's a so-called minority, it's everyone else's fault. I'm sorry, but the system is working perfectly well: What gets you into a good school is merit alone.
This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

"Prohibiting people from doing their jobs just because of their love life is utterly ridiculous!" shouts a mad-as-hell civil rights activist, "Don't we live in modern society? Giving these fundamentalist idiots what they want is a huge violation of human rights. All people should be able to do their jobs, whatever their sexuality!"

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

the closest allies of Lucius. So neither of them suits me.

What did the first consul do that you didn't like?

— Did you have a good time? — His voice was calm and pleasant, his crystal-clear eyes looked with kindness, but also instilled some incomprehensible horror. Letizia showed him two photos; in one, the former head of the administrative department, Rex Ventorum, was captured, and in the other, the former head of security; both were lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. — I have another ticket for you.