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Category Archives: Blacks
LAT: ‘Looting, vandalism follow vigil for dead St. Louis teen’
Gee, I wonder which group is doing this. Is it Jews? Whites? Orientals? LAT: “TV footage shows people vandalizing police cars, kicking in store windows and carrying out goods, including bottles of alcohol. At least one large fire is reported.” … Continue reading
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Black Reverend Who Gave The Benediction At Obama’s First Inauguration Says All White People Are Going To Hell
Our nation is in the best of hands. Most people will yawn when they read the following because they don’t expect decent behavior from blacks. I guess you could call that defining deviancy down. I wonder how long white people … Continue reading
Does It Lack Intelligence To Say That Blacks Invest Less In Their Children Than Whites?
David Weigel writes for Slate about comments by a Republican for Congress (Mark Walker) that blacks invest less in their children: “Now: Is this offensive? My colleague Boer Deng points out that “Amy Chua makes a similar argument in the … Continue reading
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Are Values Independent Of Genetics?
Everywhere in the world in about 40 life outcomes, Orientals (North-East Asians such as the Japanese, Chinese and Koreans) earn more per hour than any other racial groups, have higher credit scores, higher academic achievement, higher IQ, and lower rates … Continue reading
Driving Out The Homeless Is A Form Of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
Report: “This is Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County, Florida, between Miami and Palm Beach, and Gil’s ticket – he gives his first name only – could be Exhibit A in what civil rights activists say is a creeping and insidious … Continue reading
Stop The Killing!
I keep reading all these heartfelt cries for stopping the killing in the Middle East. So let’s indulge this wish for a minute and think about what would happen if all the actors in the Middle East decided to stop … Continue reading
Washington Post: Low testosterone could be what made us civilized humans
The Washington Post reports: No, this isn’t some jab at dudes. According to a study published in Current Anthropology, our transition into modern civilization might have coincided with our species’ drop in testosterone. The hormone, associated with both biologically male … Continue reading
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Washington Post: Stop blaming black parents for underachieving kids
Black educator Andre M. Perry writes: Mayors, teachers unions, and news commentators have boiled down the academic achievement gap between white and black students to one root cause: parents. Even black leaders and barbershop chatter target “lazy parents” for academic … Continue reading
What Does It Mean To Be American?
From Dennis Prager’s site Pragertopia.com: “Younger Americans don’t seem to understand what it means to be American. They vote for people, but not their ideas. They accept criticism as fact, and are not equipped to defend their country. This is … Continue reading
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Chinese Immigrants Not Thrilled With Black & Latino Homeless Getting Free Shelter In Their Neighborhood
The New York Times reports: Because many of those opposed to using the hotel as a shelter are Chinese immigrants, the conflict has also produced discomfiting images of immigrant families and the mostly black and Latino homeless families shouting insults … Continue reading