Reply #145: But it won't be based on merit even if race is not a consideration. [View All]

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It doesn't work that way. The wealthiest Americans will always be "priveleged" to go to the best private instutitions, regardless of their "merit." How else do you explain Dubya going to Yale and Harvard?

The conservatives are using class warfare to divide and conquer the rest of us. Case in point- they create the "conventional wisdom" that unqualified minorities are getting selected for colleges and employment while qualified whites are being left out. That is simply not the truth for the most part (yes, there are a few cases of reverse discrimination but not anywhere near enough to warrant ending legitimate affirmative action measures). Any company or school that selects unqualified minorities or women over qualified white males is breaking the law. Affirmative Action does not permit or encourage that type of action.

How do I know this? I am a college professor who studies these employment issues. Don't let yourself get confused by the right-wing spin. Resist it.