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Re:Jewish Problems (2011) by Gunax on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @09:48PM (#28136999)
There was a feeling that without deliberate effort, the university would be dominated by a minority who were simply good at tests/human calculators but lacking in the customs, morals, and values that contribute to society.

This really was not limited to Soviet Union, but also lots of Europe and American/Canada too. See also the way Asians are treated in America now.

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Re:Jewish Problems (2011) by livinginfear on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @10:51PM (#28137374)
This is not the reason why Asian-Americans are discriminated against in college admissions, and this is not why Jews were discriminated against in the Soviet Union.
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Re:Jewish Problems (2011) by anchpop on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @11:37PM (#28137690)
Could you elaborate on the reason?
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Re:Jewish Problems (2011) by majjgepolja on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:37AM (#28143323)
> the university would be dominated by a minority who were simply good at tests/human calculators but lacking in the customs, morals, and values that contribute to society.

Relevant excerpt from "Why nerds are unpopular" [0]

> I mistrusted words like "character" and "integrity" because they had been so debased by adults. As they were used then, these words all seemed to mean the same thing: obedience. The kids who got praised for these qualities tended to be at best dull-witted prize bulls, and at worst facile schmoozers. If that was what character and integrity were, I wanted no part of them.

[0] http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html

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