Harvard University's 2017 intake 'majority non-white' for first time

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3 points·sndean··2 comments

Through no fault of their own, white people now have a harder time getting into universities, medical schools, and even employment compared to a lesser qualified minority. This is terribly regressive, and no doubt a result of leftist pressure.

I'm all for giving everyone a fair chance, but I would never hire someone based on their race. I will pick the best person for the job even if that means having a team composed 100% of white males. And for what it's worth, I'm not even white.

Through no fault of their own, white people will continue enjoying privileges in many other areas of society.

Discrimination, past and present, reverberates in complex ways. I can't say I'm a supporter of race-based affirmative action. OTOH, all of the criticisms ring hollow to me when considering the reality of prejudice in society. Consider a black guy who's never going to college (because reasons), staring at the dimmest of job prospects imaginable; he might just end up being hired as a consequence of a Harvard-educated CEO (black or non-black) being more comfortable hiring him.

My sense is that our history of slavery, along w/ countless other aspects of our culture, have left us with a table full of shit sandwiches. Some will taste better than others, but they're all shit. Pointing out that they're shit isn't constructive.

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