But it's common to focus on those who "own all the board" who are mostly white, and ignore all the poor whites who own little. That's not just a difference of r

But it's common to focus on those who "own all the board" who are mostly white, and ignore all the poor whites who own little. That's not just a difference of race, it's a difference of finances. > the author is unwilling to accept relatively small concessions to fix enormous historical oppression 1) why is it "clear"? You where just "suspicious" but now you are certain? 2) it's not obvious these concession are either small (certainly not for "Daniel"), or that they'll fix anything (they might make them worse). 3) lowering standards doesn't actually mean equality - the new grad is qualified on paper, but not as qualified in practise. I've heard arguments that this doesn't matter - fair enough, but it's an argument that assumes how meaningless educational standard are, and I'm not sure that applies across the board - the US still has to compete with the rest of the world. 4) the concession is not official, but apparently covert, which is objectionable in itself - you might agree with AA, but disagree with extra-legal, "off-the-books" AA.