Despite what he rejected afterward his reached his high status, you have just as much reason to accuse him of being a product of affirmative action. So does he belong on the Supreme Court or not?
He sure does belong on the Supreme Court and he would have made it there despite Affirmative Action, not because of it.
Read he biography. It’s illuminating.
I reject the basis of your argument.
Thomas is a decent justice, but he’s not a first-class mind like Scalia. He obviously was chosen by Bush because the retiree was Thurgood Marshall.
Condoleeza Rice, on the other hand, seems sharp as a tack, and deserves her position regardless of race.
In other words, a successful black person, whether liberal or conservative, does not automatically owe everything to affirmative action. That’s one of the most sickening parts of affirmative action — the negative assumption it fosters about successful blacks. But people can still choose to overcome this bigoted assumption and judge people on their own merits.