I reject your presumptive framing that affirmative action is a “punishment”. If you help someone, you are punishing the entire world?
> Where else in our society do we justify imposing a moral wrong on a specific individual
> If you help someone, you are punishing the entire world?
You are missing (or maybe even ignoring) the huge difference between these two viewpoints.
> Where else in our society do we justify imposing a moral wrong on a specific individual
> If you help someone, you are punishing the entire world?
You are missing (or maybe even ignoring) the huge difference between these two viewpoints.