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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's telling that most of this thread is about side issues like "are Jews white?", "what are the demographics of the NYT comments section?", etc.

No one wants to discuss the fact that there are going to be a lot fewer URMs on T80 college campuses next fall. Neither supporters of AA nor opponents of it seem interested in this fact.

Weird.[/quote] It's obvious why the opponents don't care. Supporters likely believe that those might be compensated with lower income populations from all races, which might be less privileged than URMs from very wealthy families[/quote]

Idk, before the decision ,opponents were telling us this was an important step forward to a color blind society. You'd think they'd be crowing about how we're closer to a meritocracy now that undeserving URMs have been shown the door. And supporters were telling us the sky would fall oi AA were abolished, but no one is acting like the sky is falling now. Basically no one wants to touch it.

It would be one thing if it was just ivies, which people hate, but this story is about the whole T80, which includes a lot of state flagships.

I think people - on both sides - are in denial about the size of the gaps that exist between URM students and whites/Asians. Not gaps, chasms.

They think it'll be a few less blacks here and there. But it's gonna be a 30% or more decline. If AOs really juke it. No one is ready for this.[/quote]

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