Earlier this year I wrote about the secret discrimination going on against Asian-Americans in Ivy League college admissions due to the Asians' high academic and extracurricular performance. I have written on numerous occasions about the sneaky efforts of teachers unions to undermine charter schools due to their significant outperformance And, we have recently discussed the obvious need for merit-based immigration in order to continue our economic expansion in the face of aging demographics.
Last week the socialists, the apologists, the redistributors, the elitist protectors scored another victory against the overachievers, but hopefully only momentarily. Federal Judge Allison Burroughs ruled that Harvard was not discriminating against Asian-Americans by ruling that it was okay to discriminate against Asian-Americans.
As you may remember from our Post, Harvard assigns subjective "personality" and likeability" points in order that Admissions may fudge scores to penalize Asians and bring their totals within the range of white applicants. To overcompensate for this behind-closed-doors adjustment, Asians must score about 140 points higher than whites on the SAT to be accepted, and 300-400 points higher than other demographic groups. Otherwise, the approximate 20% Asian enrollment at Harvard would have grown to the 43% enrollment as at the elite California Institute of Technology, whose admissions process is race-blind.
As a reminder, Harvard accepts your tax dollars (Can you believe they take federal tax dollars even with a gazillion-dollar endowment?), so they must adhere to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which states this is illegal. Shockingly, Judge Burroughs stated that it's "possible" that Asian applicants "did not possess the personal qualities that Harvard is looking for at the same rate as white applicants," and "it would be unsurprising to find that applicants that excel in one area, tend to be somewhat weaker in other areas."
Why is CNN not losing their minds over this and calling for Judge Burrough's impeachment? What if she had made this same statement about another demographic that she felt may "excel" in let's say athletics, but tends to be weaker in "other areas?" Where is the tribunal? Why don't we protect Asians like we do other minorities? Because, they are overachievers, that's why! They make the rest of us look bad because they study all night while we binge watch Game Of Thrones. They are that guy on the factory line who assembles too many widgets and makes the rest of us get yelled at by the foreman.
We have to reverse this way of thinking. Unfortunately, this human trait has a long history. Columnist Jason L. Riley tells us that in 1914 about 40% of Columbia University's students were Jewish, and then with quotas by 1918 it was reduced to 22%. In 1925, Harvard's freshman class was 30% Jewish, and then quotas the next year dropped it to 15%. These quota levels remained for decades because the Jewish students were excelling far beyond the rest.
Human beings have always dragged the top down and then persecuted the weakest, most vulnerable sector. It is a defect in our genetic code. Study every culture, color, and socioeconomics and you will find this always true. In prison, a violent microcosm of our society, the cars (gangs) ensure that each individual is not more important than the car, and if violence breaks out, everyone must participate. Also, there is a clear pecking order of who rules and who is persecuted, with persecution even taking place within the subgroup. Everyone believes that someone above must be dragged down and that someone below is to be tormented. Wall Street is no different than prison, just with Canali suits and Charvet ties.
We JAM VIEWS members must provide leadership by example for our compatriots. We must provide grace to those less fortunate, and we do this by fighting for merit-based systems in all things, pure capitalism, and free markets whose rising tides raise all boats. We must call out and oppose all discrimination. We must shine light on Government shadows. We must use our personal energy and capital to support causes and organizations which build and create, instead of propagating inferiority and dependency.
Don't focus on breaking up big, successful companies, but on creating the regulatory and capital markets which enable thousands of smaller companies to become big also! Just as pure capitalism cleanses the market, merit-based systems strengthen all of us.
Stay diligent and pay attention to the Students for Fair Admission's battle against Harvard all the way up to the Supreme Court. This is important. Have a great week!
"There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed." - Ray Goforth
** Many thanks to the WSJ, Forbes and Fortune for the above quotes and statistics.
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