The thing about GP's statement is that it's premised on the idea that it doesn't work in reverse: i.e. that the existing systemic racism that these policies ar

The thing about GP's statement is that it's premised on the idea that it doesn't work in reverse: i.e. that the existing systemic racism that these policies are intended to offset don't likewise rob us of our best and brightest. And, of course, that idea itself rests on the notion of an inherent superiority on one-side. To be clear, I don't believe that's part of the conscious thinking, but I do believe this oversight is illustrative of the kinds of blind-spots that tacitly guide a lot of thinking on these issues. That's an unpopular thing to say but that doesn't make it any less true.