When it comes to reaping the benefits of Affirmative Action, advocates want to group Blacks, stressing their similarities; when it comes to crime or teen pregnancy, advocates shun "stereotypes," emphasizing Blacks' differences.
One minority student argued, "I don't want a handout, I just want an opportunity." But an opportunity undeserved is a handout. The only opportunity she should be guaranteed is the opportunity to compete under a uniform set of rules that neither favor nor discriminate against any group.
Clarence Thomas is criticized because he was a beneficiary of Affirmative Action but now opposes it. Many Germans benefited under National Socialism but later renounced it. One need not remain slavishly devoted to any credo from which one gained some personal advantage.
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