I would gladly trade affirmative action for equality. We have never had that option. White women are the primary beneficiaries anyway. It was white folks that came up with that compromise. White Republicans became the racists when they invited the Dixiecrats into the GOP. It took 50 years but they have managed to get the Klan and Nazis into the GOP today. Not all Republicans are racists. However, they are all collaborators with white racists. BTW, Democrats are just the lesser of 2 evils. They tend to be feckless. White people control most state legislatures, Congress, the Supreme Court, and all but 8 years of 200 years of the presidency. They all have more power than cities and mayors.