>Would you be okay with white and Asian people similarly applying in-group advantage towards their own races to the detriment of ours? This isn't a great take

>Would you be okay with white and Asian people similarly applying in-group advantage towards their own races to the detriment of ours? This isn't a great take because there's tons of in-group advantages going on today that are deeply rooted in racial discrimination. The U.S. is still reeling from its deeply racist housing policies. What does this have to do with this DEI thread?: - Wealth is the highest indicator of educational attainment, and in turn education is a high indicator of wealth. [1] - Zoning laws were explicitly racist and meant to keep out certain races from white neighborhoods. My parent's home built during the WWII era in the SFBAY had covenants attached to it that stated under no uncertain terms that no PoC may live in the home (No longer enforceable of course). The racist roots of these laws is not a matter of speculation. - Most household wealth is through homeownership. [2] - High quality education is tied to housing via school districts, more expensive houses are located in schools with better funding and higher quality education. - Many zoning rules such as absurdly large minimum lot sizes, high setbacks, height limits (Designed to make it more expensive to buy for PoC in particular) remain in place today. It's a positive feedback loop where those who had an advantage are more likely to retain that advantage. As OP stated, life isn't fair, and the rules are indeed rigged to favor those in power. Rebuking a group for using their limited advantages while ignoring the plethora of advantages for those up top isn't very equitable. [1] https://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/page1-econ/2017/01/03/education-income-and-wealth#:~:text=Research%20indicates%20that%20the%20level,of%20debt%20relative%20to%20assets https://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/page1-econ/2017.... [2] https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/disparities-in-wealth-by-race-and-ethnicity-in-the-2019-survey-of-consumer-finances-20200928.html https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/disp...