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US supreme court rules against affirmative action in Harvard and UNC cases (kbin.social)

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From The Guardian

So Affirmative Action is basically dead for college admissions, further dismantling Civil Rights era legislation.

Way to go, SCOTUS. /s

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Systemic bigotry isn't a byproduct, it's the point. See the now infamous quote from Lee Atwater. Content warning-- racial slurs.

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/exclusive-lee-atwaters-infamous-1981-interview-southern-strategy/