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Category Archives: Latino
The Latin American Hierarchy
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Isn’t the concept of ‘authentic’ exclusive, purist, and ‘racist’? It would be like Nazis asking who is more authentically ‘German’ or ‘Aryan’. Remember, everything is ‘fluid’. We are whatever we say we are. The idea … Continue reading
Spanglish
Comment: I just saw Spanglish on the flight (I remember you had reviewed it). Rarely has a film made me so upset; essentially it’s a bunch of hyper-assimilated Jews trying to tell Latinos not to make the same “mistake.” Wasp … Continue reading
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Racial and ethnic differences in psychopathic personality
By Richard Lynn in 2012: Abstract: This paper proposes that there are racial and ethnic differences in psychopathic personality conceptualised as a continuously distributed trait, such that high values of the trait are present in blacks and Native Americans, intermediate … Continue reading
Trashing Trump: Latino Kids Pound Racism Like a Piñata
Published on Nov 3, 2015: Look out Trump! Latino kids born in the USA have got something to say as they hilariously let loose on Trump pounding his anti-Latino racism point-by-point like a piñata. Some will find what they say … Continue reading
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Hispanic-White Test Score Gap on 2015 NAEP
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Average Hispanic performance is just mediocre. Not terrible … just *consistently* mediocre. There are only a few things of note: – Florida Hispanics–as expected–are of a slightly different cut and do a bit better. – … Continue reading
WP: When Latino sluggers flip their bats, it’s called disrespectful. It’s also a double standard.
Chris Lamb writes in the Washington Post: “The brouhaha over José Bautista’s ALDS bat flip exposed the cultural and ethnic tensions beneath the surface in professional baseball.” Comments at WP: * It is quite a leap to generalize the response … Continue reading
Republicans Are Never Going To Get A Majority Of The Hispanic Vote
Blacks in America have an average IQ of 85 and American Hispanics have an average IQ of 90. These groups should vote in their self-interest, which means for a big welfare state. Ann Coulter writes: Republicans don’t need to treat … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: NYT Caves in to Jewish Pressure to Geld Table of Useful Information on Iran Deal
Steve Sailer writes: Oren Kessler, by the way, is a deputy director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a neoconservative think tank dedicated to denouncing Israel’s enemies. Its biggest donor in 2001-2004 was subprime grifter Roland Arnall, one … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: Carlos Slim’s NYT Again Concern-trolls GOP
Steve Sailer writes: “How many times over the years have I read this same article? This may come as a surprise to the editors, but relentless repetition doesn’t make it more sincere.” NYT: Republicans thought they had learned a lesson … Continue reading
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Ann Coulter: “IMMIGRANT”–THE NEW N-WORD
Ann Coulter writes: Americans have got to drop their weird verbal tic of inserting “illegal” into any discussion of immigration. After I pointed out on “Fox News” that the dispute between Sen. Rand Paul and Gov. Chris Christie over spying … Continue reading
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