This country has been a giant affirmative action program for folks Europe didn't need or want. For example, the Irish were starving when they got here. So were most Italian immigrants. They learned that to become white they had to fear and hate black people. That is how all European immigrants learned to become white. If they showed any compassion for black folks or minorities in general, they were called communists, anarchists, or socialists. You don't know what you have earned and what you were given for just showing up white and male. I would rather have equal rights rather than a phony benefit. In fact, white women have gotten more benefits from affirmative action than black folks. BTW, when will we get paid for all that labor we provided before 1865. Black slaves did build the White House. It has been my experience that most white folks won't take responsibility for their behavior if they can get away with it.