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I think the issue of affirmative action really comes down to whether people think this is OK or not. The real question is, "is it more right to give privileges

I think the issue of affirmative action really comes down to whether people think this is OK or not. The real question is, "is it more right to give privileges to the underprivileged than it is wrong to take away privileges from the privileged?". It'd be nice to just have the former without the latter, but with a limited number of "privileges" available, there just hasn't been a good solution yet (and there may not be one).

sidr 8y ago
> "is it more right to give privileges to the underprivileged, or take away privileges from the privileged?" In a world with finite resources (admission spots at Harvard) that are already utilized at their full capacity, it is not possible to have one without the other.