Is tolerance intolerant?

[bennyboy]

Out of context. Read the first sentence of the paragraph from which you got that quote:

Selective colleges generally try to admit classes of students that are both academically qualified and also diverse along numerous dimensions.

I'm not reading that line the same way you are, I think. By "classes of students" I read "the student body for the year," i.e. some will be chosen for IQ or academic achievement, and others will be chosen for sports achievements (or maybe just as a token gesture).

The good news is that a black student with real academic achievements should have a pretty easy ride, because not only will he be a good student, but he will also help fill their quota.

Read this:
Anti-Asian Bias, Not Affirmative Action, Is on Trial in the Harvard Case

No doubt. It's basically affirmative action for the white majority, and it's hypocritical as well-- at least for any among them who would like to reinforce exclusion of black people based mainly on academic credentials.

There's as much danger on the up-side of the spectrum as on the tail side-- I'm sure that had very much to do with why Jews were so despised-- they were a visibly successful minority in every country to which they immigrated. And if you go to almost any good school these days, the honor roll is absolutely filled with Asian names. It's a little ridiculous, actually, but hey-- those 8 hours a day since kindergarten really pay off.