Someone who adheres to John Rawls' theory of just deserts would believe:

	that affirmative action is wrong because it is always improper to discriminate on the basis of personal characteristics over which one has no control
	that affirmative action is wrong because it denies a more-deserving individual a job in order to provide diversity in the workplace
	that affirmative action is justified, even though it denies a deserving individual a job, in order to address societal disadvantages to historically oppressed groups
	that affirmative action is justified because it attempts to correct past discrimination