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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm generally pro-affirmative action but wouldn't a policy of affirmative action based on income work to accomplish the same goals AND take the wind out of the sails of the white nationalists?[/quote]

I agree with this theoretically. But the issue is how do you prove someone is from poor socio-economic background. Income can be fudged many ways and wealthy whites/asians will work with their accountants to make themselves "financially look poor" for couple of years before their kids apply. Also does income alone change the social background of blacks? No. Many lower middle income or middle income blacks still live in a majority black neighborhood for family reasons. [/quote]

Therein lies the issue. Everyone is looking for a leg up, no one wants to actually do the work to get ahead. [/quote]

What do you mean by "do the work to get ahead" ? Define that? Asians also top any admission tests and do plenty of "extra-curricular" activities. So are you ok if Asians are over 50% in any top school, because based on any objective measure they sure deserve it.[/quote]

If they can rise above the culture of cheating, and if they are Asian Americans as opposed to international students, I feel that they deserve what they earn. Many Asian American families I know forbid sports and other pursuits and require the children to devote 99% of their free time to academics. That is not a lifestyle I would choose, but I assume children of any race would excel in academics with that strategy. I prioritize a well rounded and less stressful childhood over such an academic focus, and I am willing to allow my kids to "suffer" through less than an elite college in order to allow them other pursuits. [/quote]

You are making a very generic statement about cheating as a culture without any shred of proof.  Would you agree that whites getting into Ivies due to legacy as cheating as well,  because there is no legacy for non-whites, atleast not yet?

Well if you want to be the best at something then thats all you have to be focused on. A jack of all trade cant be best at one thing by the very definition. So if asians focus only on academics then kudos to them , coz they have picked that specializing will take them far and especially when it is chosen early on. This is a smart strategy and gives them a strong lead. Michael Jordan's of the world are specialists at their craft because thats the only thing they focus on. Asians are creating Michael Jordans in Math/science/business. What's wrong with that?  [b]You can continue to be jack of all BUT don't complain when Asians get into Ivies at a much higher rate or become CEOs at a much higher rate.[/b] You can't have it both ways. [/quote]

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