Asian-American Student Has Near-Perfect 1590 out of 1600 SAT Score and a 4.65 GPA, Gets Ugly Shock After Applications to Elite Universities

Racial quotas are unacceptable. Period. Admission should be based on academic achievement. This young man is amongst the nation’s highest achievers.
Our country is in decline for a number of reasons, one of which is that leftists value “diversity” over the best and most competent. That’s not to say that a black will never be the best and most competent, but in about 88% of cases, it will be someone else.

”Diversity” is how we got stuck with total incompetents as Press Secretary and Vice President. Biden valued “diversity” over competence.

The goal should be THE BEST, regardless of race.
 
I'm sorry, I apologize to my Black brothers and sisters. I didn't meant to suggest that welfare was just a Black problem - it's not. Most people on welfare are white. I get that. I was just recalling experiences.
Not a problem. We're having a discussion and sharing opinions.
 
Capitalism just brings out the worst of our instincts.
Capitalism is the engine of progress

We have such a high standard of living because individuals wanted to better themselves

If marxism had taken over the world in 1917 we would all be poorer today
 
That is fine for YOU, because your culture is mainstream White American.

That isn’t the case with everyone particularly those with the highest incidence of health problems.

Just to put it in a slightly different perspective, when it comes to preventive gynecological exams, I would prefer a female. That does not mean a male is less qualified or capable, but I am far more comfortable with a woman doing it. And I am educated, white, from the dominant culture and English is my first language. I have none of the barriers or distrust others may face either culturally or linguistically. Am I a sexist?
No, but that’s different: a female to examine your female genitalia. I can understand your comfort concerns.

That is very different than saying you’re uncomfortable with a male dentist, or cardiologist, or podiatrist. Then it would be sexist.
 
Capitalism is the engine of progress

We have such a high standard of living because individuals wanted to better themselves

If marxism had taken over the world in 1917 we would all be poorer today
Actually we have wasted human resources and face huge debts/deficits because racism and sexism eliminated potential revenue.
 
Actually we have wasted human resources and face huge debts/deficits because racism and sexism eliminated potential revenue.
I dont agree

Without capitalism we would still be in the horse and buggy days
 
Capitalism is the engine of progress

We have such a high standard of living because individuals wanted to better themselves

For most of my life, I would have agreed with you. The world we're moving into is one of shortages, not abundance. Capitalism - and really any current economic system - assumes abundance of resources. Even though communism 'shared wealth', it still competed with capitalism and thus exploited and damaged the earth as much as capitalism did. In fact, in many ways, it was worse because the governments in communist countries never had to be held accountable to public grievances.

This is beyond the socialist v capitalist spectrum. We need an entirely new way to think about economics. If we don't, then civilization will collapse, probably within the next 10-15 years, and it's entirely possible that much worse happens after that.
 
I dont agree

Without capitalism we would still be in the horse and buggy days

In 1950, I would have pumped my fist in agreement with you. In 2023, I'm thinking maybe horse and buggy ain't so bad. We need to sloooow down. That's how we protect the environment and save resources. Stop competing to see how fast we can produce and manufacture, or how fast we can live. Slow down. Like slow down a lot
 
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For most of my life, I would have agreed with you. The world we're moving into is one of shortages, not abundance. Capitalism - and really any current economic system - assumes abundance of resources. Even though communism 'shared wealth', it still competed with capitalism and thus exploited and damaged the earth as much as capitalism did. In fact, in many ways, it was worse because the governments in communist countries never had to be held accountable to public grievances.

This is beyond the socialist v capitalist spectrum. We need an entirely new way to think about economics. If we don't, then civilization will collapse, probably within the next 10-15 years, and it's entirely possible that much worse happens after that.
What limited resources are you referring to?

Given the proper incentive - which capitalism offers through profit - someone will find the resources we need
 
What limited resources are you referring to?

Given the proper incentive - which capitalism offers through profit - someone will find the resources we need

Finding the resources we need involves technological innovation, which works up to a point. For every technological solution that works, though, you're just guaranteeing more and more consumption (see Jevon's paradox Jevons paradox - Wikipedia).

Believe it or not, the resources on this planet are finite. We haven't noticed this because for most of our history, we've had a global population well under 2-3 billion souls. But now we're running into the edge of the petri dish and we're running out of food and drowning in our own waste, just like protozoa.
 
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