Re:Affirmative action at US colleges has been banned
by wyager on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:10AM
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> Why not just.. well, let poor people come first?
"Poor people" aren't a unified political coalition in the US.
For various reasons, you can't do political favors for poor people and expect them to reliably vote for you.
Black people are a unified political coalition in the US.
I recommend reading about Bueno de Mesquita's model of selectorate theory for understanding how stable political patronage networks operate; the model is very insightful for cases like this.
"Poor people" aren't a unified political coalition in the US.
For various reasons, you can't do political favors for poor people and expect them to reliably vote for you.
Black people are a unified political coalition in the US.
I recommend reading about Bueno de Mesquita's model of selectorate theory for understanding how stable political patronage networks operate; the model is very insightful for cases like this.