However, this approach places affirmative action in a catch-22 situation. The solution is found in the essence of justice. Genuine justice is based on NEED, not fairness. And since people's needs differ, due to differing socio-historical circumstances, true justice does not spring from what people deserve, but from what they need. It is not fair play but fair share, based on individual need.
Many people are opposed to affirmative action because they believe it violates a sense of fairness.
Such a question raises a couple of concerns when it comes to affirmative action hires. The first is that the minority person hired probably would not have been hired had it not been for affirmative action. This is often true, since the purpose of affirmative action is to broaden the pool of qualified candidates. The objection is often raised that a more qualified person was turned down. Thus behind affirmative action is an underlying assumption that any person hired through such efforts is not really qualified, and would not have made it through normal channels except for affirmative action.