#IRLAuthorAndrewSullivan "So when I asked Stewart to delineate "structural racism," he reflexively listed a bunch of "systems" that no longer exist: post-war redlining, the GI bill, and so on. I fumbled in response, to my shame. That's what happens when you're rattled and tired and not prepped for an inquisition. But my core point is that in America in 2022, the only formal legal systems that openly advocate race discrimination are discriminating in favor of African-Americans, not against them. Affirmative action was only supposed to be a temporary diversion from liberal principles. It's now a permanent system of race discrimination to favor blacks over every other demographic, disproportionately harming Asian-Americans. The federal government now enforces it across every department." https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-jon-stewart #TVUSTheDailyShowJonStewart #OtheringDiscriminationRacismStructuralSystemicInstitutional #PolicyAffirmativeActionDiscriminationPositive #IdentityAmericanAsian