If Blacks are less intelligent what should we do?

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  1. Aleksander Ulyanov

    Aleksander Ulyanov Well-Known Member

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    Over recent months I have noticed distinct school of conservative thought on here

    That school says that blacks are INHERENTLY less intelligent than other races.

    Now this is not true for several reasons, but let's assume for the sake of argument, it is

    My question is.....SO WHAT?

    What do the conservatives think we should DO, if this info is correct?
     
  2. Guyzilla

    Guyzilla Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I think it is HIGH TIME we name it. INTELLIGENT RACISM.
     
  3. Andrew Jackson

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    Personally, I don't think that "less intelligent" is tied to any race.

    I personally find the entire concept ludicrous.

    But, if conservatives are wondering about the sociological implications of "less intelligent", they should start with the people who voted for Trump in the primaries.
     
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    FreshAir Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I think culture is more the culprit as white or blacks raised poor in a ghetto culture seem to be more likely to be social outcasts that can't keep a job

    then again, maybe that is the white slave owner gene in these whites and blacks that we see....

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    William Shockley, the guy who won the Nobel Prize for inventing the transistor, asked that very question.
     
  6. Aleksander Ulyanov

    Aleksander Ulyanov Well-Known Member

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    And what was his answer?

    Note I said we should accept that blacks are less intelligent for the sake of the argument. My actual question goes deeper, WHY are conservatives so concerned with this controversy? What is it they want to DO?

    Let's keep in mind that it doesn't seem to matter to most of them whether the cause of this is black's genetics or their "culture" ( and if that isn't a chicken/egg question I never saw one anyway) AND they seem to tie it to a genetic/cultural predisposition to violence.

    Again, WHY are they so concerned with this?
     
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    He was ridiculed and shouted down.
     
  8. GeorgiaAmy

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    Asians are smarter than whites.
    Blacks are better athletes. Women have more body fat.
    What should we do? Appreciate our differences and find and utilize our own strengths.
     
  9. Johnny-C

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    How about we just reject the hell out of those who seek to dehumanize other groups of people.

    Racists get off too lightly here in this society (considering all the sh__ they've caused).
     
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    In particular, don't assume that disparate outcomes are indicative of invidious discrimination. Don't get all bothered by the fact that blacks are underrepresented in many professions. It is only to be expected.

    Also, give up on educational experiments to equalize the outcome of black and white students. White students can be expected to excel, on average. The only way to equalize outcomes is to dumb down the white students.
     
  11. GeorgiaAmy

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    Just an American tidbit... The ghetto is never a term used to describe a poor, primarily white area. When you think of poor whites, trailer park is what comes to mind to Americans.
     
  12. Fangbeer

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    While I don't speak for all conservatives, the classic liberal view has always been that that government's authority to do anything should be limited. Given this premise what makes you think conservatives want the government to inject itself into this whether it's an issue or not?

    As for the issue of eugenics, you're going to argue yourself into a dead end without a belief in religion to separate the concept of intelligence from the properties genetics. If we are the products of evolution, then our differences in intelligence are tied to our genes. For the mind to exist separate from the body requires the belief in the supernatural...
     
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    First, I, as a conservative, think that such an assessment is completely in error. There are too many other possibilities. Leaving Africa out of the equation for the moment, the problem in the 'hood, community, or whatever we're calling it this week isn't a lack of intelligence - any one who can survive a year in the 'hood as a drug dealer isn't stupid - it is a lack of education and the overpowering nonsense of crab pot on steroids, combined with high levels of unmarried mothers.
     
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    This requires you to ignore or laugh off a mountain of data which does confirm racial differences in intelligence.
     
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    Normalize it. CHECK.
     
  16. GeorgiaAmy

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    I think you misunderstood me.
    Anyone expecting equal outcome is an idiot.
     
  17. GeorgiaAmy

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    Roids in the hood?? Hahaha
     
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    Nearly half a millennium of oppression of a specific skin color... was costly when it began. I can understand many not realizing it when ignorance reigned (in comparison to today); but in these current times... the excuses for the racism we see, in no way are valid.

    It really is time to hate on the haters, most of all. They brew social poison and seek to addict people to the same.

    I say, REJECT racists and racism outright.
     
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    I just happened to have a finished an interview with Penn Jillette and he puts the argument this way:

    The government is like a gun. Use of the government is like use of a gun. It's a form of forced compliance through the threat of violence. When using the power of government, you should ask yourself whether or not you would use a gun in the same situation.

    Would you use a gun to stop a murder? Yes.
    Would you use a gun to stop a rape? Yes.
    Would you use a gun to stop a theft? Yes.

    Would you use a gun to build a library? No.

    Now that doesn't mean that I don't think libraries are important. That doesn't mean I wouldn't argue for a library, or beg for a library, or even lie for a library. All it means is that a library isn't worth shooting someone over.

    Now to get back on topic, would you use a gun to prevent someone from thinking that a group of people are less intelligent than they are? I think you should have to explain how THAT works.
     
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    Oh for pity's sake learn to flipping read.
     
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    Great thing about an OP like this....


    it draws them out of the woodwork and they reveal themselves. They don't hide in the shadows...using "code phrases" and "dog whistles".

    Of course you can't directly point to them and call them what they are....because of "the Rules."


    But it's good enough that it's exposed, so you know what is BEHIND their other comments on the board....always.
     
  22. Johnny-C

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    Amen!! It is interesting to see the way some people expose their racist views; some are apparently even proud, according to the meaning of the commentary they share.

    Pitiful stuff all around. :(
     
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    Looks to me like the only people (as usual) calling attention to skin color is the board leftists. Whats the matter no other threads so you had to start one?
     
  24. GeorgiaAmy

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    To whom were you referring by " crab pot on steroids?" What is a crab pot anyway?
     
  25. Pycckia

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    I didn't misunderstand you. I was expanding on your point and showing how it could impact public policy.

    And believe me, there are people who do expect equal outcomes, and they are idiots made stupid by political correctness.
     

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