Why would any self-respecting person want to be the beneficiary of a set-aside solely based on genetic makeup?

(affirmative action)Why would any self-respecting person want to be the beneficiary of a set-aside solely based on genetic makeup?
Affirmative action is like any other movement based upon class envy and/or racial foundations. For at one time there were social barriers extant in the make-up of dominant social powers in everything from employment prospects in the private sector to various positions in the government that prevented equal opportunities to the underclass (or in this case, blacks). The disproportionate composition of those who held positions of power within organizations (and their opposition to give blacks promotions due to racial considerations) merited a program of reform that forced the issue - at one time.


But like any movement, in time people percolated up and seized the momentum generated - once legitimate - to take it far beyond what it required to redress the situation in real terms, carrying it to the height of absurdity by raising the bar to such an extent that it reversed their plight from one of disadvantage to one of advantage over others, a form of reverse-discrimination such as that applied to college admission practices currently. There was no shame in accepting positions based upon affirmative action when the playing field was clearly so heavily inclined against hiring and/or promotion that a person of color could not gain access. What Martin Luther King dreamed of was not to have blacks and/or other minorities dominate others, but be afforded equal consideration in order to prove what he knew inside ... that color had little or nothing to do with ability ... character did. But character was not being evaluated in his day due to social stigmas that existed. In my view, we have reached equality in terms of opportunities available to all regardless of color, etc. and affirmative action has fulfilled the purposes of its implementation completely at this point. It is therefore no longer necessary. What people have done (or not done for that matter) with the opportunities is not something that should be granted as a given. It is equal access that was the problem - you cannot make equal outcome a guarantee no matter what you do.Why would any self-respecting person want to be the beneficiary of a set-aside solely based on genetic makeup?
Because it gives him some sort of advantage? Given a choice between relatively easy success and starting at the same level as all your competitors what do most people really choose?
It certainly has dumbed down our colleges. I guess that's why we can't get enough doctors, scientists , and engineers from our own educated.
Any advantage is just that, an advantage.
like leaving the toilet seat down when your finished or allowing women to vote ?