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Racial Differences Are Real but no Cause for Discrimination
Townhall.com ^ | July 8, 2014 | Michael Barone

Posted on 07/08/2014 10:46:31 AM PDT by Kaslin

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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Whaddyasay?

I’d say that’s the post of the day!

Hey, hey, hey!

(Next verse) :-)

21 posted on 07/08/2014 11:43:27 AM PDT by PapaNew
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To: Kaslin
They know that some members of a racially or ethnically defined group that on average scores low on IQ tests will score far above average. They know that some members of a group that scores high on such tests will score far below average. From that observation, ordinary Americans readily conclude that it is irrational to discriminate according to race or ethnicity or religion and that it is rational to judge individuals on their own merits.

Yes and no.

There is a cost associated with evaluating individuals. There is a much lesser cost associated with determining whether an individual is part of "Group A", a group with certain median levels for certain characteristics.

As an example, on the street at night, I do not have the ability to run criminal background checks on the people who pass me. Statistically, elderly oriental women have a very low probability of being armed robbers. I therefore can safely decide to not be on high alert when I meet one late at night.

22 posted on 07/08/2014 12:12:05 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: cuban leaf

Totally agree. The “Bell Curve” explains everything that you see in real life. Everything from the hellholes that are Africa and Detroit to the excellence of the Ben Carsons and Thomas Sowells.

Tragically it also leads to some inescapable logical conclusions. After thinking about it I’ve deduced that two groups of people that are easily identifiable AND that have a significant difference in average IQ will never be able to coexist peacefully. I won’t go into the rationale here, but it’s the logical result of that reality and human nature.

That conclusion is easily supported by the evidence here in the US and anywhere else where such condition exists, regardless of which group is in the majority.


23 posted on 07/08/2014 1:16:20 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: Kaslin

Somewhere a leftist cries.


24 posted on 07/08/2014 3:41:35 PM PDT by OldNewYork
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To: Kaslin

It takes leftists and RINOs decades to discover things that conservatives already had known.


25 posted on 07/08/2014 5:13:23 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (Things are only going to get worse.)
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To: Kaslin

Twisting science to meet a political agenda - how rude.


26 posted on 07/08/2014 6:38:53 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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