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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

The real question is, why has systemic racism been institutionalized in the United States.

and can it be extracted?

Because elites prefer equity to equality for the masses (they and their families can buy their way into positions and elite schools). A good example is college admissions which clearly have decided that admission should not be based on merit, but rather on race, sexual preference, etc.. Schools like Yale intentionally pass over much better qualified Asians for others. So do other schools, scholarship programs, etc..

Go back to a meritocracy...and stop using race and ethnicity as a crutch. Equal opportunity vice equal outcomes.