But this is not evidence of racism. Nor is proportionality to be found elsewhere. The SAT, for example, places no weight whatever on what the student's race, gender or ethnic group is. The real reason Dr. Atkinson wants to eliminate the SAT is because it is not racist. The root cause of racism is collectivism.
Collectivism means viewing people as interchangeable units of a group.
For the collectivist only group statistics count, because what any given individual does is not important. It is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage . . . . Which means, in practice, that a man is to be judged not by his own character and actions, but by characteristics and actions of a collective of ancestors. If we really want to eliminate racism in this country, we must replace it with individualism. In the realm of college admissions, this means judging the ability and potential of each individual student for college work and admitting the best qualified, regardless of what racial group he or she might belong to.