Asians evidently are too smart to want to get involved in politics. Gotta respect that. (not joking)

But Jews aren't?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_politi...

3/9 of the Supreme Court Justices are listed as Jewish.

Not sure what your argument is. The definition of "smartness" seems to be very subjective in this case.

This reply demonstrates the problem that an admission process is trying to address. The reply makes it seem like Ivy league admission is like a game to master for some students. Whereas graduates of top schools like Harvard are generally expected to become leaders who care about bigger issues, to have been informed by historical patterns and long term trends. These future leaders must know how to emphatize and care about much more than just getting ahead. (I'm an Asian, btw, if that helps inform the reader of where I'm coming from.)

Agreed. Here's how I put it elsewhere in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17336374

It was a comment about the quality of people that go into politics, nothing more. There is little incentive for smart, ambitious people to enter anymore.