Totally and utterly agree, we seem to have gone down this route in the U.K. where there is an over zealous drive to recruit from minorities, disabilities, religious and sexes etc etc without simply recruiting the best of the best, you sometimes wonder if people are recruited to some posts not on merit, but to simply fill some PC agenda, and that is not only doing a disservice to those highly qualified and motivated individuals passed over to satisfy this requirement, but also reduces the quality and professionalism within the individual companies / establishments.
The only way you will ever reverse that is to ensure better education and a change in the culture we appear to have where there are no winners in life.