Wikipedia的開頭寫：

Affirmative action, also known as reservation in India and Nepal, positive action in the UK, and employment equity(in a narrower context) in Canada and South Africa, is the policy of protecting members of groups that are known to have previously suffered from discrimination.

其實呢，曆史是這樣的：

The term "affirmative action" was first used in the United States in "Executive Order No. 10925",^[9] signed by President John F. Kennedy on 6 March 1961, which included a provision that government contractors "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin."

也就是AA的原意是雇員的雇傭和待遇應該與種族，信仰，膚色，或原國籍無關。

Wikipedia的開頭是一種引申（沒有問題）。而左派將引申的“避免歧視”歪曲成“種族配額”。於是就理所當然地歧視某些種族中的優秀人才。