I recognize my comment is far removed from the OP. The only sympathetic argument against minority rights that I know of comes from Dr. Claude Anderson, an Afri

I recognize my comment is far removed from the OP. The only sympathetic argument against minority rights that I know of comes from Dr. Claude Anderson, an African American economist and philosopher. His theory is that Black people fought for affirmative action in the late 60's in response to the affirmative action that benefited White Europeans(e.g., Manifest Destiny, free land, slave ownership). But once Blacks had these new privileges, there was a conspiracy to dilute their rights by including more groups as minorities. Until 1970 Hispanics were classified as Whites, for example. He argues that people would rather hire a woman, or rent their home to a Hispanic or gay person over a Black person which is why the category was broadened. He has a great analogy that gives perspective-- "being a minority is a headache, but being Black is like having brain cancer". Yet we treat all these different groups practically the same and wonder why things are getting worse for African Americans.