Elites, Bias, and Bigotry in Academia

Human Events- Pat Buchanan - Bias and Bigotry in Academia: 
"Elite college admissions officers may prattle about "diversity," but what they mean is the African-American contingent on campus should be 5 percent to 7 percent, with Hispanics about as numerous.

However, "an estimated 40-50 of those categorized as black are Afro-Caribbean or African immigrants, or the children of such immigrants," who never suffered segregation or Jim Crow.

To achieve even these percentages, however, the discrimination against white and Asian applicants, because of the color of their skin and where their ancestors came from, is astonishing. 

"As Nieli (Princeton Professor Russell K. Nieli) puts it,
'Being Hispanic conferred an admissions boost over being white ... equivalent to 130 SAT points (out of 1,600), while being black rather than white conferred a 310-point SAT advantage. Asians, however, suffered an admissions penalty compared to whites equivalent to 140 SAT points.'

To have the same chance of gaining admission as a black student with a SAT score of 1100, a Hispanic student otherwise equally matched in background characteristics would have to have 1230, a white student a 1410, and an Asian student a 1550.'

Was this what the civil rights revolution was all about -- requiring kids whose parents came from Korea, Japan or Vietnam to get a perfect SAT score of 1600 to be given equal consideration with a Jamaican or Kenyan kid who got an 1150? Is this what it means to be an Ivy League progressive?"

Another great article by Pat Buchanan.
If you've ever wondered why it takes a College Degree to be a Night Manager at McDonald's, this article explains it all.
The one thing that I have to keep reminding myself of is, that Diversity is Affirmative Action, which in and of itself is Discrimination.
But what the hell, nobody seems to complain, so how bad can it be?

For your viewing pleasure, I've graciously included a short video clip of one of my favorite movies. In it, you can get a brief glimpse into the future. Of course this assumes that the education system stays steadily on the Diversity Course (and it most assuredly will).