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Robert Hume (not verified) says:
As far as black and brown casualties in the war. A cursory look at the pictures of the dead shows that about 90% are white. They are over-represented because minorities are disqualified in the military ASQT? exam.
There are plenty of non-invidious explanations for the under-representation of Jews and Episcopalians ... they tend not to concentrate in the most patriotic (red) parts of the country.
Or, it can be family wealth alone making the military not seem like a relatively good career path.
These factors of 2 (Episcopalians) or 4 (Jews) are small compared to the factors of 30 or so for Jews and Asians in the Ivy League. If we are to allow any slack in any system we have to allow factors of 2-4 over or under representation of small groups before we take action.
On the other hand, a discrpancy of a factor of 3 in white Christian admission to elite schools seem to cry out for correction. The masses are not represented.
As far as black and brown casualties in the war. A cursory look at the pictures of the dead shows that about 90% are white. They are over-represented because minorities are disqualified in the military ASQT? exam.
There are plenty of non-invidious explanations for the under-representation of Jews and Episcopalians ... they tend not to concentrate in the most patriotic (red) parts of the country.
Or, it can be family wealth alone making the military not seem like a relatively good career path.
These factors of 2 (Episcopalians) or 4 (Jews) are small compared to the factors of 30 or so for Jews and Asians in the Ivy League. If we are to allow any slack in any system we have to allow factors of 2-4 over or under representation of small groups before we take action.
On the other hand, a discrpancy of a factor of 3 in white Christian admission to elite schools seem to cry out for correction. The masses are not represented.