NYTimes article on diversity in admissions

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Anonymous wrote:comments are largely negative. NYT readers have turned the corner on diversity measures, I guess.

The comments on migrant and affirmative action articles in NYT always more negative than positive commenters. Considering the average subscriber is more liberal than the average American, I normally take it as a sort of litmus test politicians, institutions, etc. have gone too far to the left on some topics. WSJ commenters are much more conservative on almost every issue.

Yes, I think the NYT comment page is a good insight into what positions are popular and what positions are political losers.

The NYT comments are extremely pro-reproductive rights and pro-public education, so the idea that they are hidden conservatives is way off. The issue is that a lot of progressive leftist positions have become extremely unpopular across the board. DEI is one of them. Trans rights (particularly where that means girls and women suffer) is another.

Agree w both these comments. The NYT subscribers are generally Biden-voting, college graduate demo. Not young/not old. When you’ve lost them, time to rethink the policy.

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I’m a NYT subscriber, Anyone But Trump, Biden voter, pro choice, kids in public school. And agree that most comments on immigration and education reflect what’s now a moderate position which means not in line with progressive positions.

Agreed. In the way that the right wing has a blind spot politically about abortion issues (or are too scared to push back against their base), the left wing has a blind spot politically about affirmative action as applied to college admissions. The NYT commenter section is going to reflect an educated center left to left wing spectrum and the center left is largely opposed to racial preferences for college admissions.

Just think about it at a guttural level: there are a lot people that will sacrifice a fair number of things for the greater good… but not when it comes to opportunities for their *own* children. If people *perceive* that their kids are receiving a disadvantage, then they’re highly likely to reject it. That’s particularly the case for highly educated people that greatly believe in the importance of education. I’m perplexed by how much the progressives are “misreading the room” on this issue just as religious conservatives are oblivious and/or willfully ignorant about the overall political landscape regarding abortion. And yes, it matters disproportionately because so many swing voters are in the highly educated suburbs which are the places that care the most about college admissions.