Discrimination is a Virtue

This article discusses the misuse of the word discrimination. Our society, including myself commonly uses the word when referring to racism. Miller makes an argument that Americans do not understand thetrue meaning of discrimination and that we need to use discrimination in our country’s politics more wisely. Miller says: “But to use the word in this sense, as so many people do, is to destroy its true meaning. If you discriminate against something because of general preconceptions rather than particular insights, then you are not discriminating—bias has clouded the clarity of vision which discrimination demands.” In our current presidential election we have a woman and a black man. Our country has yet to see a woman or a black in the position of president. Our country has faced issues of discrimination against both women and black people in our history. American citizens should not let preconceived notions about women or black people make a difference in whether or not they decide to vote for Obama, Hillary or any of the other candidates. Voters should focus more on the qualities of the candidates and what their plan for our country entails. Miller makes a good argument when he talks about how we as Americans need to discriminate more when it comes to politics. He makes the point that we spend more time discriminating in our decisions for buying cars or choosing what kind of foods we eat than we do in decisions concerning politics. Choosing someone hold the position of president of our country is a big decision that affects ourselves, our family, future generations and other countries. In making such a big decision we as citizens should be more concerned and we should make “intelligent judgments” in deciding things such as who should be the president of our country.