June 29, 2023
The Supreme Court of the United States has issued a ruling that a student's race can no longer be considered as a factor in university admissions.
Equlity under the law
For years people have been fighting for racial equality. For black people and those who stood with them to end laws and policies of discrimiation it was a long hard struggle.
In my opinion, they have succeeded. Laws and policies have changed to give everyone a legal equal standing. Does discrimination still exist in the hearts and minds of some people? You bet! You cannot legislate that away; it can only be solved by education and by the government and private entities like corporations treating people equally.
A side note: I hear alot about systemic racism. I hear about it from the government, from corporate CEOs, and from people in all walks of life. So I looked into it. What I found was that, other than radical racist groups and the government's reverse discrimination policies, systemic racism really doesn't exist in the United States. So what is the agenda of those who claim that systemic racism is everywhere?
Diversity - Inclusion - Affirmative Action
Unfortunately, equality doesn't seem to be enough. In the guise of "diversity and inclusion" and "affirmative action" the government, private companies and corporations, and educational institutions have been instituting what amounts to reverse discrimination in hiring and admissions. It seems that they have determined that legal equality consists of having a quota system. They are ignoring all the laws that were put in place to legislate equal treatment of all by giving preference to those they deem to be under-represented.
Two cases were brought to the Supreme Court by a group called Students for Fair Admissions. One case stated that Harvard's admission policies unlawfully discriminated against Asian Americans; the other claimed that the university of North Carolina unlawfully discriminates against white and Asian American applicants. The majority of the Supreme Court agreed.
The same media outlets that have fought for years against discrimination now think that discrimination is okay as long as it gives preference to women and people of color. It's not just the media; even the President of the United States strongly disagrees with the decision and has stated that the decision cannot be the last word as "Discrimination still exists in America." Yes, and his policies and statements show that he is all for reverse discrimination, as are the members of his cabinet. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told BBC News that the court "took away a very important tool that university leaders used to ensure diversity on campus."
The hypocricy of these statements boggle my mind. It seems that these days logic has disappeared from the minds of many as they spout "sounds good feels good" doctrines and the masses swallow them without giving much thought to cause and effect or legality.