[BuckYeah]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, affirmative action was a red herring meant to distract from the real barrier to multigenerational economic-growth. It’s always been about money/class. Diversity matters, but would politicians have voted against the interests of their own progeny? I think not.

[appplication]

Affirmative action also serves as a zero-sum wedge issue amongst the working class, which is great for reinforcing existing political lines and demographics.

[UncleMeat]

I'm not so cynical. Affirmative Action is generally a policy with good intentions behind it (addressing historical inequity) but is limited because institutions are not willing to take steps that address the full breadth of inequity. I do not believe that Affirmative Action was some sort of cover to get institutions out of the spotlight.

[Our_Benefactors]

This is a “no true Scotsman” argument; DEI didn’t work because we did it wrong, so we must keep increasing DEI.