Affirmative Action has now ended in the United States.

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[–] 12 points 3 years ago (2 children)

That's probably true, and for that matter, even if you imagine a truly colorblind society exists for the next 100 years, it seems likely that inherited wealth and privilege would still be passed down.

Having said that, AA was not a very good remedy. It laser focused on only one thing, sometimes disregarding a clear reality. In an extreme example, if you took someone like David Steward's kids, they would benefit from affirmative action despite being born to a billionaire.

Keep in mind, colleges and universities can still provide all the advantages they want based on other signals. Good ones might be family income and first-generation college students.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Dismantling 'not great' solutions when our legislature is seemingly incapable of replacing them with any solution at all (better or worse) is just a net downgrade for society. Our government is broken and extremely ineffective.

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