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Why don't you look to see who is leading top US tech firms like NVIDIA, AMD, Microsoft, and Adobe? 
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I told you how they took over the tech in the US.  Once one Indian has a foot in the door, they will bring onboard their friends and cousins and then they only hire Indians, then they promote each other to top positions.

This is how it happened in Silicon Valley. Ask anyone who works there. They know.[/quote]

Oh for crying out loud. Don't act like white people don't do this. Have you ever heard of the good old boys club? Look at most government contracting companies in the DMV and tell me the white male holding a C-level position didn't bring in their friends for other C-level or leadership positions. I.see.it.all.the.time. [/quote]

You see, the truth is they don't see it when it's white people doing this. But if a racial group they don't belong to suddenly does it, OMG the world is ending!  Though in all seriousness, no one should be doing this. [/quote]

White people’s nepotism and cronyism is why we need civil rights laws and affirmative action goals in the first place. Universities are more meritorious than any other institutions in the country, because they take the time and effort to assess each individual applicant. Unlike the Supreme Court, which makes decisions according to “who is for, who is against, and which side funds me.”[/quote]

Great, then do it in a way that doesn't discriminate against Asians like Harvard was doing.  You want to do it by income?  Go for it.  But what Harvard was doing is unacceptable.[/quote]

I still don't understand...Asians were not under-represented as compared to the general population at Harvard, so how are "they" being discriminated against? If Asians make up 12% of the population and have roughly 12% of the seats, then what is the complaint? I mean, Harvard turns away 98% of their applicants, and it is possible that the number of Asian rejections is higher because there may be more Asian applicants, but I still feel like this was not the right decision.[/quote]

I guess it depends on your definition of discrimination.  You are assuming that if the racial makeup of any one group at harvard goes above the percent of that group in the general population, there is no discrimination against that group and possibly discrimination against another group.  On the other hand, I believe that not being judged based on my own merits but based on the racial group I belong to (and whether or not we've met our quota) is the very definition of discrimination. [/quote]

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