[GeronL]

So this kids butt is parked at the racist UC-Berkeley where he obviously did not belong instead of learning a trade?

This kid is not going to magically become something he isn’t. Just because his public school pretended he was a genius doesn’t make him one.

He should have been a Plumbers Assistant or something. Probably even be employed by now.

[Steely Tom]

So this kids butt is parked at the racist UC-Berkeley where he obviously did not belong instead of learning a trade?

He is learning a trade.

[driftless2]

The situation is this country is similar to what the commies did in Russia when they took over. The Bolsheviks assumed all jobs, no matter the difficulty, could be run by anyone. So when they took over, they fired a lot of bourgeois professionals and gave their jobs to loyal party members. It very soon became apparent that most of the party members didn't have a clue about how to run things that required professional training. The commies had to swallow their pride and give most of the jobs back to the bourgeois people who had been running them proficiently.

And like the commies of old, today's lefties think the same thing...entrance to good colleges is just a matter of money or who knows whom. They are oblivious to the fact that most minorities aren't in upper level colleges because they simply can't do the work. Never mind...stick them in anyway. And when they fail, scream racism.

[TomGuy]

this kids butt is parked at the racist UC-Berkeley where he obviously did not belong

He is one of hundreds of thousands over the last 40 years who got special treatment.

I could relate a true story of a young lady (black) who had a BA degree in psychology. Our supervisor hired her (1979) as a technical writer. The poor girl could not even form a comprehensive sentence. She managed to muddle along for several weeks by getting help from others. Those 'others' had their own work to do and didn't have to do her work, too.

Several of us approached the head writer, who also had similar feelings. None previously wanted to say anything for fear of being called racists. But, the gig could not continue. The head writer went to the supervisor and he did dismiss the girl because she was in her probationary period.

I always wondered how she got through high school and got through college. The only thing I could conclude was Affirmative Action helped her along.

[Calvin Locke]

He should have been a Plumbers Assistant...

One of the top theoretical physicists in the world was a journeyman plumber before he found his true calling.