Leftists might say, "but merit is inherently subjective and biased". This is partly true, but it doesn't matter. Trying to be objective is more likely to get you closer to objectivity than dispensing with it from the start.
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In other words, trying to select based on merit works better than intentionally introducing bias (eg Affirmative Action).
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Trump, of course, sees racial preferences as inherently racist, which is why he sees himself as *less* racist than the people screaming that he's racist. Those people all support AA, diversity immigration, etc.
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Notice the various levels of understanding here: 1. I don't like those nonwhites 2. Racism is bad. Everyone should be treated equally 3. Nonwhites need to be favored to create equal outcomes
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1 is simple "racism" (which often has perfectly good reasons behind it). 2 is naive liberalism (which is now mainstream conservatism), including Trump. 3 is SJWism, notable for its focus on equal outcomes.
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Over time, 3 will morph into: 4. Due to history, Whites deserve to be treated worse and have worse outcomes.
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Finally, there's also a fifth option. 5. We need to favor our own people because everyone else is favoring themselves. We are at a huge competitive disadvantage as long as we refuse to favor our own people.
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There's a clip out there of Trump boasting to an interviewer about his German blood, "Great stuff!" I think Trump understands differences between the races but wants to be "fair" with a merit based system. Unfortunately the policy may flood US with Indians and E. Asians.
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