So the affirmative action policies of South Africa failed because they only benefited the then political elite. That doesn't make affirmative action bad. This

So the affirmative action policies of South Africa failed because they only benefited the then political elite. That doesn't make affirmative action bad. This is like saying rain is bad because it only fell on one farm out of a hundred. > if a Government was serious about addressing historical inequalities then you need to invest in education and skills development. So you agree that affirmative action can work. Your objection is to the way that the political elite pretended to implement affirmative action for the many while really only being interested in enriching themselves. > Affirmative action is equality of outcome. Nonsense. It can be whatever you want it to be. If you gave scholarships to impoverished black kids, that isn't a guarantee of a good outcome. Just that those poor black kids have the same opportunity than the rich whites. Now if you said that n% of all board seats of stock exchange listed companies had to be POC, then that would be equality of outcome. Just because your South African politicians fucked your country over, doesn't make affirmative action bad.