I am glad you point that out. Civilization began in Egypt and Mesopotamia, where there were no white men. Back then white men formed barbarian tribes. And this isn't due to genetic reasons, byt geographical ones. The Nile Valley is more fertile than the Rhine Valley.

The basis for modern technology and science started from Egypt. The Egyptians invented science, math, government, transportation, the arts, architecture, etc.

As for IQ, the book on race and Iq found that the Jews have the highest IQ, followed by Asians, and then whites. IQ is a controversial measurement, but that was what the data showed. The highest PISA (highest school test across countries) results are in Asia. Then Scandinavia.

As for merit, then the fact that women form more than 50 percent of the university population is also merit? So we can agree there is no reverse discrimination at all. Everyone is getting jobs and positions due to merit.