“The American Idiocracy is moving to equate merit-based institutions with institutionalized racism.”

—  Ilana Mercer

“ When Merit-Based Hiring Is Deemed Racist, Bridges Fall Down https://www.unz.com/imercer/when-merit-based-hiring-is-deemed-racist-bridges-fall-down/,” The Unz Review, March 29, 2018
2010s, 2018

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