3 The Navy Made Me into a Race Realist (www.amren.com) posted 46 days ago by patriot1290 46 days ago by patriot1290 +4 / -1 10 comments share 10 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (10) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – Liberty_Prime 1 point 46 days ago +2 / -1 "Race realism" is racism wrapped in intellectualism. Or to be more specific, racialism. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – patriot1290 [S] 1 point 46 days ago +2 / -1 Different racial groups differ in average intelligence and there is strong evidence that this is caused by genetic factors: Races differ in brain size which is correlated with IQ: https://ideasanddata.wordpress.com/2021/02/13/race-iq-and-brain-size/ Races differ in IQ related genes: https://ideasanddata.wordpress.com/2019/08/23/population-differences-in-iq-related-genes/ European Admixture is correlated with IQ: https://ideasanddata.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/racial-ancestry-and-iq/ No environmental causes can explain the gap: https://ideasanddata.wordpress.com/2020/09/30/on-proposed-environmental-causes-of-the-american-black-white-iq-gap/ Experts think the gap is partially genetic: https://ideasanddata.wordpress.com/2019/08/22/expert-surveys-on-race-and-iq/ permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Liberty_Prime 1 point 46 days ago +1 / -0 I'm not disputing average intelligence, nor statistics. I'm disputing the premise of race realism that you can judge an individual by their race. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 0 ▼ – buckfoomers 0 points 46 days ago +1 / -1 Race is real. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Liberty_Prime 1 point 46 days ago +2 / -1 Don't pretend that the argument is whether or not race exists. That's as leftist as saying "Climate Change" is about whether the climate changes, or if BLM is about black lives. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 0 ▼ – buckfoomers 0 points 46 days ago +1 / -1 Race is real, and it matters. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Liberty_Prime 2 points 46 days ago +2 / -0 Not as much as you want it to. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Liberty_Prime 1 point 46 days ago +1 / -0 What is it with the straw man? Are there many people running around saying race isn't real? permalink parent save report block reply
"Race realism" is racism wrapped in intellectualism. Or to be more specific, racialism.
Different racial groups differ in average intelligence and there is strong evidence that this is caused by genetic factors:
I'm not disputing average intelligence, nor statistics. I'm disputing the premise of race realism that you can judge an individual by their race.
Race is real.
Don't pretend that the argument is whether or not race exists. That's as leftist as saying "Climate Change" is about whether the climate changes, or if BLM is about black lives.
Race is real, and it matters.
Not as much as you want it to.
What is it with the straw man? Are there many people running around saying race isn't real?