04 Aug Trump Thinks White Students Are Oppressed At College

Do you believe that affirmative action policies oppress white people?

This was the argument that Abigail Fisher took to the Supreme Court last June, claiming she had been denied admission to the University of Texas because she was white. The Court, however, disagreed. In a close ruling of four to three, it was decided that affirmative action is still necessary to give people of color equal opportunity in college admissions.

Now, Trump has directed the Department of Justice to investigate affirmative action policies, a decision that could culminate in lawsuits against universities believed to be prioritizing people of color in their admissions.

It’s a microcosm of a much larger issue – the mistaken belief among white Americans that people of color, uplifted by liberal elites, are abandoning rural and white working class Americans to squalor. There is a kernel of truth here, and a giant lie.

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