“I find it especially intriguing that there has apparently been zero conservative objection to the considerable Asian displacement of whites in these schools.”
I’m not sure that I follow that. As far as I know, Asians and whites are held to the same (high) standards. It’s not the fault of Asians if white parents are more interested in having their kids play football than study.
That was my point, no doubt inadequately expressed.
The general liberal POV is that conservative desire to use merit is simply a way of keeping “those people” out of the schools.
But conservatives haven’t, to my knowledge, objected to white students being displaced by Asian students. Remarkably, it’s the liberals who are objecting to whites being displaced by a minority group!
Note: I don’t think it’s at all remarkable. But it would create major cognitive dissonance for liberals if they were able to comprehend it.
Agreed. What possibly is the conservative argument against meritorious Asian students taking seats at the most rigorous public schools?