Is tolerance intolerant?

[GrandizerII]

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

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).

Yeah, we're reading it differently, but it's pretty clear what the authors are saying here. You just choose to read it the way you want to suit your own position. Affirmative action doesn't mean that a couple token black students should be chosen irrespective of whether they're academically qualified or not. The problem is the racial inequality that was/is observed when it comes to such things as college admissions because of the social and political obstacles blocking the way to a fair access. Hence, race-based affirmative action. And hence the conclusion of the study, which I don't think you fully grasped, if at all.

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.

The good news is that a black student is now more likely than ever to be admitted to some college/university exactly because a set of policies have been enacted to ensure a fairer path for such students, free from the obstacles not faced by the privileged.

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.

Affirmative action does not mean what you think it means, lol. There can be no affirmative action for the white majority (and Khem correctly points out why). What happened in the case of the Harvard incident was the opposite of affirmative action. It was discrimination against a racial minority group. Unfortunately, the media in general has opted to spin it as a problem with affirmative action itself, which is really infuriating.