> And so what? Does he somehow owe a personal debt to a country because it, for reasons of its own, decided to fix and fight against internal historical wrongs that its own people had created in the first place?

Yes. He owes a personal debt because the average wealth of white families is vastly higher than that of black families because they were exploited for 300+ years.

The black student who worked even harder but started much further behind, with far fewer resources, deserves a shot too. Even if they didn't get as far.

You're comparing an ultra-privileged child with a child who comes far behind. So course you need to factor that in!

Otherwise you might as well just look at their net worth and only admit children of the rich, because look, they're so far ahead in life already.

> That you make such absurd arguments shows how much the ideological aspect of affirmative action (vs. its practical, carefully balanced merits) has contaminated much progressive thinking.

You have been contaminated by racism and a lack of caring. You want to live in a world where black people are an endless underclass that you can exploit.