tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post5548002424274719565..comments2024-03-28T12:16:12.797-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Ron Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-89997157333513203752009-05-20T11:03:14.994-07:002009-05-20T11:03:14.994-07:00Where are the Scots-Irish?Where are the Scots-Irish?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-19100173045841502212009-05-06T07:36:00.000-07:002009-05-06T07:36:00.000-07:00Ron:
Didn't you write the last paragraph? It's n...Ron:<br /><br />Didn't you write the last paragraph? It's not blockquoted.Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-37606695848457145752009-05-06T07:33:00.000-07:002009-05-06T07:33:00.000-07:00JA: Please pay attention. It's not my argument; it...JA: Please pay attention. It's not my argument; it's the readers.Ron Guhnamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-48545835114309934942009-05-05T22:08:00.000-07:002009-05-05T22:08:00.000-07:00Right. Liberals don't attribute lower black income...<I>Right. Liberals don't attribute lower black incomes to racism.</I>Do they? Any more than conservatives do? I thought liberals attributed lower black incomes to lower opportunity and worse environments. Sure, we recognize that racism does exist and is a factor (for example, those studies that sent out identical resumes but for names that sounded either white or african-american and showed the whites were asked for interview more often) but I doubt many think it's the dominant factor. Don't judge all liberals by the dumbest liberal you know.<br /><br /><I>You make a good point--why couldn't it be poor people who are the exploiters? </I>Are you being sarcastic? I don't get it. Obviously, it's easier to exploit if you're rich, but it doesn't follow that the richer you are the more exploitative you are. There are plenty of ways to earn honest and very large incomes. So your whole argument that the Jews and Asians etc are richer therefore WASPs can't be exploiters makes makes no sense.Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-21700921177821794172009-05-05T14:41:00.000-07:002009-05-05T14:41:00.000-07:00"What does 'actual income and education levels' ha..."What does 'actual income and education levels' have to do with the 'prime movers in the exploitation of people of color?' Are you claiming that the most rich and educated are the same as the most exploitative? That's an odd view of the world."<br /><br />Allow me to respond for the reader. You make a good point--why couldn't it be poor people who are the exploiters? They could be extraordinarily incompetent oppressors who are always taking resources from others, but the wealth magically disappears before they are able to use it. And the people they take it from get magically rich from the victimization.Ron Guhnamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-29639930366360768602009-05-05T07:32:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:32:00.000-07:00The "French" in question here
are primarily the Ca...The "French" in question here<br />are primarily the Cajuns and <br />their northern cousins the<br />Quebecois of New England. They<br />are the decendents of rough<br />frontier people and not necessarily representative of average French I.Q. of modern<br />France. <br /><br />Also, Dutch here might be mixed<br />up with Dutch West Indies (just an idea).<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-74292980269589410102009-05-05T00:20:00.000-07:002009-05-05T00:20:00.000-07:00Running a successful country takes a different ski...Running a successful country takes a different skill set than succeeding in a successful county. Lots of Iranians and Armenians are hardworking an have strong family values, which allows them to thrive in the U.S. In their own homelands though, their high level of chronic dishonesty and poor civic behavior retard growth. The same can be said for Greeks and Italians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-56925112589685107132009-05-04T16:41:00.000-07:002009-05-04T16:41:00.000-07:00... Not to mention that France is pretty unpopular...... Not to mention that France is pretty unpopular among a lot of American rightists.B322https://www.blogger.com/profile/18257802768718375656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-57386436814550722022009-05-04T16:39:00.000-07:002009-05-04T16:39:00.000-07:00You guys are probably thinking of income as a good...You guys are probably thinking of income as a good proxy of what is conventionally thought of as social status. In fact I think it is a rather weak proxy. A lot of kids of affluent backgrounds are using social status and money to go and get multiple university degrees which will help them generate more ... social status. These groups may well be getting degrees in English, Queer Studies, Sociology, Peace Studies, etc., and deciding to let future income take care of itself. <br /><br />Note that Euro-Americans are generally mongrels. (I am.) If someone is partly English and partly descended from other European countries, what are they going to answer on their survey forms? We can't say for sure, but I can sure as heck say that, other than the USA, the least popular "nation" on Earth in the eyes of all the leftists I've known is England (these are the types of folks who claim to know all about "British imperialism" but often can't correctly identify the actual name of the country they loathe so much). <br /><br />The same personality traits which will cause someone to go out and take courses in Radical Linguistics and Pornography As Revolution just may make a three-quarter Anglo-Saxon, one-quarter Dutch-American identify as "Dutch". With her part-time job at More Independent Than Thou Book 'n' Gifts, she'll bring down the Dutch income average. (Her uncool sister will make a fortune in real estate and bring up the English average.)<br /><br />Just a thought, I don't have any proof.B322https://www.blogger.com/profile/18257802768718375656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-78433861991606620852009-05-03T20:35:00.000-07:002009-05-03T20:35:00.000-07:00Odd. Some of the lower scoring groups-Dutch, Germa...Odd. Some of the lower scoring groups-Dutch, German, and Danish are from the most economically advanced/high IQ countries. Greeks, Armenians, Sephardim-that whole cluster- earn a lot but the old country is a mess or at least worse off then countries farther north. Their performance on PISA/TIMSS(high g loading) also confirm lower intelligence too-plus the Spanish/Italian populated Argentina does poorly so its not just regional politics preventing development(imo). Supposedly Iranian Jews earn even more then the older generation American-Ashkenaz Jews! Does anyone have any theories?Pinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-4888474924636647472009-05-03T18:35:00.000-07:002009-05-03T18:35:00.000-07:00I notice a positive correlation with low intermarr...I notice a positive correlation with low intermarriage rate (Jews, Asian Indians, East Asians). I'm not trying to say anything, it's just a quick observation. <br />I also agree that the Dutch numbers are very surprising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-65626901783532621532009-05-03T16:36:00.000-07:002009-05-03T16:36:00.000-07:00The Dutch provided sanctuary for the Jews in 1492 ...The Dutch provided sanctuary for the Jews in 1492 and the Jews have never forgiven us.Jim Boweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686155123469135528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-4205447876128631202009-05-03T15:45:00.000-07:002009-05-03T15:45:00.000-07:00What's with the Dutch?
PeterWhat's with the Dutch?<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com