Affirmative action is a retarded "fix" even if they believe that. It only makes society worse. We only get better by training people as they are brought up through a series of progressively more challenging and meritocratic "gates". Points in life where many will fail and a few will survive. Then at the very top echelons of influence and power anyone should be the most exemplary of their class. So if it's true that decades of racism destroyed the wealth of the Black community and their ability to compete, you have to say "tough luck" to individuals at the college level, and instead remove any barriers at the elementary level, in private business, and law so that the next generation can compete.

Instead it's like this scene from the Simpsons where after getting through all the checkpoints, you find out they're just letting randoms in through the back door because they look the right color. That destroys everything and does nothing to build generational wealth among a class. It only brings down the institutions. Some would say this is intentional. A court full of Ketanjis on the bench would be very useful to certain people.

Blacks have had the opportunity to build generational wealth for at least 75 years, but really going back further even with segregation.

One of the wealthiest slave owners in the South was a Black man. Nobody stopped his wealth building except Lincoln.

Affirmative action is a retarded "fix" even if they believe that. It only makes society worse. We only get better by training people as they are brought up through a series of progressively more challenging and meritocratic "gates". Points in life where many will fail and a few will survive. Then at the very top echelons of influence and power anyone should be the most exemplary of their class. So if it's true that decades of racism destroyed the wealth of the Black community and their ability to compete, you have to say "tough luck" to individuals at the college level, and instead remove any barriers in private business, law, and elementary level so that the next generation can compete.

Instead it's like this scene from the Simpsons where after getting through all the checkpoints, you find out they're just letting randoms in through the back door because they look the right color. That destroys everything and does nothing to build generational wealth among a class. It only brings down the institutions. Some would say this is intentional. An court full of Ketanjis on the bench would be very useful to certain people.

Blacks have had the opportunity to build generational wealth for at least 75 years, but really going back further even with segregation.

One of the wealthiest slave owners in the South was a Black man. Nobody stopped his wealth building except Lincoln.