No, not even close. "Radicals" from the left are not undermining meritocracy. In fact, those on the left tend to be better educated than those on the right. No "radical" has undermined high-speed rail. Rail transportation in the U.S. in general, has been undermined by right-wingers who want to continue to fund the oil and automobile industries. Who wants to erode advances in green energy? It's definitely not "radical" from the Left.

You're Asian, I get where you're coming from, but I also understand that every stake-holder in the competition-for-university game has a stand based on where they sit.