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Don't worry so much. Everything is politics these days. You can't expect to keep a organization like this running without politics. You did see both the texas governor and speaker of the house at the event. The world we live in is much more political than you like to think and for the FIRST to make the changes they wish to they have to embrace the politics that go along. As to the minority thing, have you looked into the engineering field. It is dominated by white males. FIRST is meant to inspire people who would not normally enter the engineering field aka minorities and women. That does not however leave us WASP behind the pack. We have already made it in the engineering world and their are many awards based on your merit. I'm going to Kansas State on free tuition, books, and fees just on that. The experience of FIRST is way more thrilling than any scholarship money could be. Again, you can't forget that FIRST is all about inspiring the people that have not considered a technology field. Feel great that you have personally found a interest that you are able to pursue in college and will even without scholarship money.
Jesse Jackson's personal life has nothing to do with the inspiration he has given many people. If you saw the change in the pits when he walked through them, you would know what I mean as to inspiration.
And FIRST is not about robots, it is politics. Through competition I have seen every part of the political process. The most obvious is the continual lobbying that takes play throughout the pit area. By noon on saturday we could not see our table because of all the teams handouts. This is what FIRST is. It could be better but I haven't heard anyone complain about all the handouts.
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