If those with Down's syndrome are employable, then who isn't?
Observe those around you, those with whom you deal. If you want to be a rocket scientist, smarts are pretty much mandatory.
Otherwise, not so much.
Cool. Then we're in agreement on that.
But what's happening is that people like Jesse Jackson are, for example, saying that high tech companies not having "enough" minority employees means that the companies are discriminating, and that this discrimination needs to be remedied. The push is not for people having jobs to which they are qualified, but for high-paying professional jobs to be evenly divided among the races.
Back in post #58, you had If someone wishes to become a rocket scientist, raw intellect is probably necessary. But observe any number of professions where the typical bear is not all that bright...college professors, in my experience...lawyers...doctors...each have their share of dim bulbs..
Do you believe that somebody with an IQ of 85 would make a good doctor? Would you have your child be operated upon by such a doctor?