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1/24/2003 03:53:00 PM | Brad Plumer Stymied! Peter Beinart has a few questions for those opposed to affirmative action. 1. Have you denounced other identity-based preferences in college admissions? (geographical preferences, etc.) 2. Do you believe in color-blindness across the board? 3. Have you denounced the affirmative action in your own party? (this one a special treat for Republicans) It would be interesting to see how, say, Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Kung respond. These questions are by no means easy to answer. And lest the affirmative action zealots grow too smug, I have a question for them too. What, exactly do you plan to achieve by affirmative action? I assume that affirmative action will be lifted eventually, as making it permanent would be tantamount to arguing that minorities will never make it on their own. Well, when do you want to lift affirmative action? When we have a 30% minority rate in higher education? 40%? 25%? What if we repeal affirmative action and the minority numbers drop again, below "satisfactory" percentages? Will you cry "institutional racism!" and re-implement affirmative action? Doesn't that turn affirmative action into a virtual quota system? Who are you to say when we have attained the "proper" proportion of minorities in higher education? perma link |
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