What was the middle part???
Rizzo
"Stan de SD" wrote in message
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> "Merlin Dorfman" wrote in message
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> > In ba.transportation Stan de SD wrote:
> >
> > ...
> >
> > >> Why do you think blacks are less "interested" in science and
> > >> technology? Is it genetic?
> >
> > > Many African-American academics and commentators have already answered
> this,
> > > and believe it is a cultural factor. Try reading "Race and Culture"
and
> > > "Black Rednecks, White Liberals" by Dr. Thomas Sowell for his take on
> this
> > > issue.
> >
> > Hmmm, the views of (one) upper-class black seem to have a lot
> > of influence on you.
>
> Yes, the views of intelligent, successful African-Americans who pulled
> themselves up from working-class backgrounds and made something of their
> lives does have a lot more influence on me that unsuccessful ones or their
> professional apologists. Is there something wrong with that? Or should we
> adapt the PC logic that successful black people can't have any more
insight
> on the keys to success than unsuccessful ones? :O(
>
> > >> > But, indeed, why should the ethnic distribution of college students
> > > within
> > >> > specific majors match the ethnic distribution of the general
> population?
> > >> > Why must everyone like to study what American WASP culture likes to
> > > study?
> > >>
> > >> So it's not genetic, it's cultural...blacks are interested in
> > >> rap music and sports, while American WASPS (not to mention Asians,
> > >> Catholics, Jews, and other groups) are interested in things that
> > >> have a much better chance of leading to well-paying jobs. And you
> > >> are OK with that?
> >
> > > The fact that you and I may not be OK with that doesn't seem to affect
> the
> > > fact that a noticeable proportion of those people see it as just fine.
> > > Again, that's not to say we shouldn't try to change the situation, but
> do we
> > > need to continually accept the blame for it?
> >
> > I'm not blaming you for it, Stan. I'm not asking you to humble
> > yourself or wear a hair shirt or flagellate yourself. I'm just asking
> > if you think this is a problem that is causing serious problems for
> > the country, and will continue to do so, and whether some effort to
> > remedy it is in order.
>
> I simply don't advocate the failed policies of conventional PC liberal
> thinking. How hard is that to understand?
>
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