Ruled by a meritocracy

[Paul Mackin]

Remember I was careful to say "perceived."

It is often difficult to generalize upon the ACTUALITY of such things.
There are so many noncontrollable factors.

          P.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Terrance" <lycidas2 at earthlink.net>
To: "Paul Mackin" <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: Ruled by a meritocracy


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> Paul Mackin wrote:
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> > Definitely not.
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> > If he'd said "ruled by meritocracy" one might be suspicious because Jews
and
> > Asians are often perceived to be (on average) high achievers. However
"ruled
> > by meritocracy" would more likely merely  be stating a
(nonracist-motivated)
> > truth about America. It may not be the whole truth. The influence of
Wealth
> > is obviously and natuarally very considerable. Social barriers to
success
> > are low however. And of course merit is positively related to wealth.
> >
> >             P.
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> Stereotyped as "academic nerds," Asians Americans students
> today                        symbolize educational achievement and
> economic success. Such images
> misrepresent the majority of Asian Americans, promote a model minority
> myth that has led to racial envy and violence, and penalize
> disadvantaged
> Asian Americans who have been barred from affirmative action
> programs as a result.
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> http://www.itp.berkeley.edu/~asam121/model_minority/model_minority.html