Quota (Il)logic

Over the last one month, all that I am hearing is the quota row. I have read innumerable articles on rediff.com - particularly by Rajeev Srinivasan, one rare editorial, various columns and Letters to the editor in The Hindu, seen a hopeless interview by Karan Thapar on Arun Shourie's book, and desperately tried to control the urge to post my views, but I could not. Especially, after reading the most hilarious comment that came in from pro-reservationists who don't want the creamy layer removed -

"If you want the creamy layer removed, let the creamy among upper castes also not compete for the other 50% in general category...."

Ha Ha - How brain twists logic and calls it logic??????!!!!!! What stopped the creamy layer from competing in the general category and excelling in it? Does 27% for OBCs mean 73% exclusively for so-called forward castes? Does not 73% mean General Category - meaning anybody and everybody including ABC/BBC/CBC/CNBC everybody can compete!

Would 100% be sufficient for those who feel left out? I would particularly like to ask the well-to-do, salaried, city-bred, but "historically-deprived" and "socially not forward" people. It is fairly easy to predict the result of such an action. Let us say 100% is given in Indian Institute of ***some blah blah**** learning, still there will be sub-communities claiming "more backwardness" and fighting for reserving . Backwardness the facade over incompetence!

And, I don't expect half the population to understand this, as probably that is not the way universe is designed! :-)