Again, I mentioned that meritocracy hasn't been successful for every single demographic. My whole point is that meritocracy does uplift poor minorities when eff

Again, I mentioned that meritocracy hasn't been successful for every single demographic. My whole point is that meritocracy does uplift poor minorities when effort is put in. Don't get me wrong it almost certainly takes more effort for a poor minority to succeed than a rich person - I've been reiterating this since my original comment. But meritocracy does provide a ladder to lift groups out of poverty in a manner that society as a whole seems fair. I think you recognize this when you reference "tiger moms" as part of the reasons why Asians have succeeded. The fact that it hasn't worked for Blacks in America doesn't alter the fact that is has worked for Irish, Germans, Asians, Jews, and Latinos. One can make a decent claim that more minorities have benefitted from meritocracy than have been left behind.