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Simplicity is key in business, which, terrible as it was, is what the slave trade was. The additional marginal cost of having to go catch your own...
In the same era of American slavery, there was slavery all throughout South America and the Caribbean where conditions for slaves were equally bad...
1. There were significant free black populations in the US slaveholding era. Of course, the exception to the rule, but nevertheless "all" is still...
You're right; it doesn't matter except as a very general theoretical comparison. I was simply pointing out a factual inaccuracy in JG's post....
I know ol'Eddie here gets under everyone's skin, but this is not even remotely true. First of all, the Atlantic slave trade was not "one race...
No, it's a large scale social phenomenon; I don't think you can look at any one factor and say it has caused the destruction of the black family...
Actually, the black marriage rate was about the same as the average US rate (and the white rate) for most of US history. It only really started...
True, but at least people that are appointed typically have better qualifications. Furthermore, would you rather have judges with potential biases...
Arrgh I got sucked back in... Don't get me wrong, I agree that the average Asian or Asian-American household places less stress on sports in...
So you're essentially arguing that there are few asians/asian sub-groups in professional sports because it's not part of their culture to engage...
mmmmm...bing sha.
Seriously. I consider myself a moderate liberal, but it is embarrassing how some of the more liberal/left-leaning posters here just spout rhetoric...
Really? Just look at how underrepresented Asians are in Hollywood, politics/civic arena, professional sports, and corporate boardrooms. Look at...
Sounds suspiciously like the US during industrialization. In fact, sounds suspiciously like any nation going through the throes of economic...
Ugh...you really can't see past black and white, can you? Let me break it down for you. Premises: 1. AA is meant to offset majority racism....
That's terrible reasoning. There's a large population of US expats in Shanghai too; what does that say about the US? Absolutely nothing.
What are you basing this observation on? As far as I can tell, the quality of life metrics between the two groups are about the same. I've spent...
So you conveniently ignore every other thing on that list? Poor Asian kids and poor black kids are starting in the same place; there is no reason...
I'm not interested in helping poor white kids; I'm well aware that white people probably have the most to lose if admissions became totally merit...
He's talking about the kids of Asian immigrants who grow up poor, live in bad neighborhoods, have to start working before they are teenagers, and...
