&gt; But instead I got a self-congratulatory lecture on embracing our native culture. What good is that at all?<p>Apparently it&#x27;s not about actually helping people, let alone poor people or minorities.  My guess is that those measures are about signalling one&#x27;s factional allegiance.<p>See also <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.overcomingbias.com&#x2F;2008&#x2F;09&#x2F;politics-isnt-a.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.overcomingbias.com&#x2F;2008&#x2F;09&#x2F;politics-isnt-a.html</a>