I hear all these arguments that the legal system is racist, but I can't help but believe that this is mostly confirmation bias at this point.
If the premise is that racism in America is alive and well, then the nation should be divided into white people and non-white people. By the liberal logic, Asians, as non-whites, need huge benefits from affirmative action to overcome the systemic racism in the system, but this is clearly not the case.
How, then, do you explain why Asian people are so successful? Asians experienced a very bloody and oppressed history and were also heavily discriminated against in this country. Additionally, there was also a language barrier when it came to Asian immigrants. Why then are institutions such as college admissions so racist AGAINST Asians instead of FOR Asians? If the goal of liberals is to give those without white privilege a leg up to "even the playing field", then why are these benefits not extended to all non-white people? How come Asians were oppressed historically and still today? How come an Asian has to score 500 points higher on the SAT's to have the same chance of getting into an elite college as an African American?
How come Marian Barry, a black DC mayor, is allowed to come out and say DC needs to get rid of "dirty Asian businesses" so that African Americans can thrive and then get reelected multiple times? Why is this racism allowed? If anything, white liberals should be fighting for the rights of Asians--you have colleges holding Asians to HIGHER standards than any other race. How is this not TRUE objectively systematic racism?
It's a huge double standard, and a lot of times the argument gets boiled down to "You're not a minority; you can't understand." Well, I am a minority, and I have walked the life of one, but instead of seeing racism wherever I go, I see people who treat me with respect as long as I treat them with dignity as well.
So white apologists, please tell me why it is the system that is rigged against minorities when the most successful demographic in America is a minority! From my standpoint, the true racists are those who spout accusations of racism at every corner.