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    From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Boraxman on Sun May 18 20:35:56 2025
    Re: Re: Most memorable modern
    By: Boraxman to Arelor on Mon May 19 2025 08:24 am

    Not that I believe an alien invasion is even remotely likely, but if they were to come, they'd only need to plant some seeds of division, and watch us destroy each other. There are plenty of people who will point to the Aliens ideology and use that as justification for why they should remove their ideological opponents here on Earth.

    What editor are you using? I noticed that recently, your messages are formatted so that every line has an ANSI "reset all modes" code at the end (ESC[0m), formatted to be at the same column in each line. The result is that in each line, there could be multiple spaces followed by that ANSI code. Those spaces remain when I quote your message (as seen in the above quoted paragraph). For instance, this screenshot shows the message I'm replying to being edited in vim:

    http://www.digitaldistortionbbs.com:81/misc/boraxman_msg.png

    I'm the author of SlyEdit (the editor I typically use), and I could make an update such that it could trim excess spaces from the ends of the quote lines, but generally I like to have it not mess with the original text if possible.

    Nightfox

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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to Nightfox on Mon May 19 22:28:33 2025
    Re: Editor
    By: Nightfox to Boraxman on Sun May 18 2025 08:35 pm

    Re: Re: Most memorable modern
    By: Boraxman to Arelor on Mon May 19 2025 08:24 am

    Not that I believe an alien invasion is even remotely likely, but if t were to come, they'd only need to plant some seeds of division, and wa us destroy each other. There are plenty of people who will point to th Aliens ideology and use that as justification for why they should rem their ideological opponents here on Earth.

    What editor are you using? I noticed that recently, your messages are formatted so that every line has an ANSI "reset all modes" code at the end (ESC[0m), formatted to be at the same column in each line. The result is tha in each line, there could be multiple spaces followed by that ANSI code. Tho spaces remain when I quote your message (as seen in the above quoted paragraph). For instance, this screenshot shows the message I'm replying to being edited in vim:

    http://www.digitaldistortionbbs.com:81/misc/boraxman_msg.png

    I'm the author of SlyEdit (the editor I typically use), and I could make an update such that it could trim excess spaces from the ends of the quote line but generally I like to have it not mess with the original text if possible.

    Nightfox

    I was using VIM. Downloaded a QWK Packet and opened it in multimail and
    edited it using VIM. I don't see those codes at all, so I'm not sure why they are popping up.

    Thanks for letting me know, I'll do a bit of troubleshooting.

    By the way, I'm actually using VIM over a SSH session, so maybe it that combination that is doing it.

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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Gamgee on Tue May 20 20:38:47 2025
    Gamgee wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    jimmylogan wrote to Cougar428 <=-

    One people, one race, one leader. I agree it wasn't a good thing. In
    the US, if you really want to demean someone, you call them a Nazi. It
    appears to happen over and over.

    As for the 'one race' thing - we are ALL one "RACE" - there are
    different ethnicities, but we are all human. I think there are
    STILL a lot of people that miss that point...

    Not exactly correct. We are *NOT* all one race. We (humans) are all
    one *species*, but not all one *race*. Big difference.

    So, I think you are among those who have missed that point...

    I hear you, and I appreciate the correction, but I think this comes
    down to how we define race.

    Biologically, you are right: humans are all one species: Homo sapiens. Scientifically, race is often considered a social construct with no significant biological basis. The Human Genome Project confirmed we
    are over 99.9% genetically identical across all so-called races.

    But my original point was more moral and spiritual: we are one
    human race with different ethnicities, cultures, and appearances,
    but all made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). That is not ignoring
    our differences but instead it recognizes our shared humanity.

    As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: We must learn to live together
    as brothers or perish together as fools.

    So if we are talking taxonomy, sure - species vs. race. But if
    we are talking about unity and worth? I still say: one race -
    the human race.

    Respectfully,


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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Boraxman on Tue May 20 20:38:47 2025
    Boraxman wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    As for the 'one race' thing - we are ALL one "RACE" - there are
    different ethnicities, but we are all human. I think there are
    STILL a lot of people that miss that point...

    I used to use this phrase, "more than human" to describe myself. It
    was my opposition to this "we are all just human" sentiment.

    There is more to us than just being human, and reducing us to the
    basest, lowest common denominator strips away what makes us...us.

    Sure, there are a TON of different cultural differences. Being
    a human doesn't take that away, but if saying we are all human
    prevents racism, then why not?


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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Boraxman on Tue May 20 20:38:47 2025
    Boraxman wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Not exactly correct. We are *NOT* all one race. We (humans) are all
    one *species*, but not all one *race*. Big difference.

    So, I think you are among those who have missed that point...


    Political Correctness demands that we do not recognise race, and that
    we simultaneously address racism and race based policies.
    Race doesn't exist when it is suitable for Political Correctness, and suddenly does exist, when it is suitable.



    Do YOU recognize ethnicity as "race?"" As I have read more and more,
    I've come to see where Hitler was getting his "race theory." Darwin
    taught that we are all part of four races. The word Caucasian
    comes from Caucasoid. The others were, to him, less evolved.

    My point is that we are ALL equal - we just have different
    body types, amounts of melanin, etc.


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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to jimmylogan on Wed May 21 08:56:13 2025
    jimmylogan wrote to Gamgee <=-

    As for the 'one race' thing - we are ALL one "RACE" - there are
    different ethnicities, but we are all human. I think there are
    STILL a lot of people that miss that point...

    Not exactly correct. We are *NOT* all one race. We (humans) are all
    one *species*, but not all one *race*. Big difference.

    So, I think you are among those who have missed that point...

    I hear you, and I appreciate the correction, but I think this comes
    down to how we define race.

    Not really. There is a clear definition of what race is, and it's not
    open to your personal interpretation. It's biology/science, and
    factual.

    Biologically, you are right: humans are all one species: Homo sapiens. Scientifically, race is often considered a social construct with no significant biological basis. The Human Genome Project confirmed we
    are over 99.9% genetically identical across all so-called races.

    Again, "biology" *is* science. There aren't two definitions. Species
    is one thing, and race is another. You don't get to create your own definition.

    But my original point was more moral and spiritual: we are one
    human race with different ethnicities, cultures, and appearances,
    but all made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). That is not ignoring
    our differences but instead it recognizes our shared humanity.

    When discussing scientific / technical things (of any sort), it's
    important to use proper terminology to avoid misunderstandings. There
    is no such thing as the "human race". It really is that simple. There
    is the human species, which has multiple races. That's how science
    works. Words matter.

    As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: We must learn to live together
    as brothers or perish together as fools.

    That's probably a true statement.

    So if we are talking taxonomy, sure - species vs. race. But if
    we are talking about unity and worth? I still say: one race -
    the human race.

    You can say that all you want, but you're still wrong.


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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to jimmylogan on Wed May 21 23:02:57 2025
    Re: race
    By: jimmylogan to Gamgee on Tue May 20 2025 08:38 pm

    I hear you, and I appreciate the correction, but I think this comes
    down to how we define race.

    Biologically, you are right: humans are all one species: Homo sapiens. Scientifically, race is often considered a social construct with no significant biological basis. The Human Genome Project confirmed we
    are over 99.9% genetically identical across all so-called races.

    But my original point was more moral and spiritual: we are one
    human race with different ethnicities, cultures, and appearances,
    but all made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). That is not ignoring
    our differences but instead it recognizes our shared humanity.

    As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: We must learn to live together
    as brothers or perish together as fools.

    So if we are talking taxonomy, sure - species vs. race. But if
    we are talking about unity and worth? I still say: one race -
    the human race.
    The Human Genome Project was not supposed to come to the conclusion that race was real. That was decided before it started.

    NO scientist would ever say that race is real, as that is not Politically Correct and would get you cancelled. So of course, the argument is that it is not real. This is a political stance.

    Witness today "scientists" now saying that sex is not a binary, that the spectrum is real. Even popularisers like Neil Degrasse Tyson and Bill Nye have supported this. Science has always been willing to support whatever the regime needed.

    The whole argument is political, and unscientific. Science does NOT prove whether race is real or not. The question is not whether race is real, but whether racial categories are useful models for categorising people. Species don't exist either, they are constructs. But we use the term Species because it is useful to differentiate organisms which can interbreed from those different enough to not interbreed. All categorisations are based on utility.

    so the question really is, does "race" have some explanatory of predictive qualities. If I categorise someone as being of a particular race, does it give me some indication as to their attributes?

    The answer is obviously yes, as we use race ALL THE TIME. Even those who say race does not exist, use it ALL THE TIME. Now, whether it should be called "Race" or "ethnicity" or "group", well, thats just semantics.

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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to jimmylogan on Wed May 21 23:10:25 2025
    Re: human race
    By: jimmylogan to Boraxman on Tue May 20 2025 08:38 pm

    Boraxman wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    As for the 'one race' thing - we are ALL one "RACE" - there are
    different ethnicities, but we are all human. I think there are
    STILL a lot of people that miss that point...

    I used to use this phrase, "more than human" to describe myself. It was my opposition to this "we are all just human" sentiment.

    There is more to us than just being human, and reducing us to the basest, lowest common denominator strips away what makes us...us.

    Sure, there are a TON of different cultural differences. Being
    a human doesn't take that away, but if saying we are all human
    prevents racism, then why not?

    What prevents racism is not jamming disparate peoples together into one place.
    The more you try and push people of different cultures and ethnicities together, the more antagonism you get.

    Also, you are assuming that racism is the biggest evil. It is not. There are bigger evils. Communism, which was supposed to unite the world and destroy barriers between people, killed more people than Nazism.

    The West is hyper obssessed with racism to the point that it is literally supporting ethnic cleansing so as not to appear racist.

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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to jimmylogan on Wed May 21 23:15:52 2025
    Re: race and Hitler
    By: jimmylogan to Boraxman on Tue May 20 2025 08:38 pm

    Boraxman wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Not exactly correct. We are *NOT* all one race. We (humans) are all
    one *species*, but not all one *race*. Big difference.

    So, I think you are among those who have missed that point...


    Political Correctness demands that we do not recognise race, and that we simultaneously address racism and race based policies.
    Race doesn't exist when it is suitable for Political Correctness, and suddenly does exist, when it is suitable.



    Do YOU recognize ethnicity as "race?"" As I have read more and more,
    I've come to see where Hitler was getting his "race theory." Darwin
    taught that we are all part of four races. The word Caucasian
    comes from Caucasoid. The others were, to him, less evolved.

    My point is that we are ALL equal - we just have different
    body types, amounts of melanin, etc.

    What Hitler believed is irrelevant. What he did with ideas does not disprove or prove them. We've had enough silliness in the 20th century because of people thinking that we need to believe the opposite. Truth is truth.

    As I said elsewhere, 'equality' has also been a pernicious and destructive idea, and Socialist visions of equality have literally killed millions. today, the idea is used to support what amounts to destruction of ethnic identities and culture.

    The mirror image of evil is still evil. I can point to rhetoric from the most ardent "anti-racists", which is very, very similar to Hitlers ideas. I've heard so called anti-racists BLATANTLY call for ethnic cleansing, genocide, and the destruction of one race to bring about what they perceived to be the master race. The only saving grace for them is they don't literally kill people, but they may achieve what Hitler failed to do.

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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to jimmylogan on Wed May 21 14:06:50 2025
    Re: race
    By: jimmylogan to Gamgee on Tue May 20 2025 08:38 pm

    Biologically, you are right: humans are all one species: Homo sapiens. Scientifically, race is often considered a social construct with no significant biological basis. The Human Genome Project confirmed we
    are over 99.9% genetically identical across all so-called races.


    Race might be a social contruct with no significant biological basis, but let me tell you nobody will mistake a throughbred for a hispano-breton horse. And while we are at that, nobody will take a hispano-breton to a race, but they will have her pull a cart instead of the throughbred any day.

    But even the idea that race lacks biological basis is thin because the origins of people can be traced via biological markers - that is the reason why we know gypsies come from India, for example, because they are sufficiently distinct from other groups that their traits can be identified. And there are even hints that homo sapiens don't come from a single ancestor either but from a number of family trees that evolved separatedly.


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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to Arelor on Thu May 22 08:25:00 2025
    Arelor wrote to jimmylogan <=-

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    Re: race
    By: jimmylogan to Gamgee on
    Tue May 20 2025 08:38 pm

    Biologically, you are right: humans are all one species: Homo sapiens. Scientifically, race is often considered a social construct with no significant biological basis. The Human Genome Project confirmed we
    are over 99.9% genetically identical across all so-called races.


    Race might be a social contruct with no significant biological basis,
    but let me tell you nobody will mistake a throughbred for a
    hispano-breton horse. And while we are at that, nobody will take a hispano-breton to a race, but they will have her pull a cart instead of the throughbred any day.

    But even the idea that race lacks biological basis is thin because the origins of people can be traced via biological markers - that is the reason why we know gypsies come from India, for example, because they
    are sufficiently distinct from other groups that their traits can be identified. And there are even hints that homo sapiens don't come from
    a single ancestor either but from a number of family trees that evolved separatedly.

    If I tell you "Robert is Black, Harrison is White and Li is Asian", and then I
    give you a photo of three men, people WILL be able to tell who is who just from
    those descriptors alone. Even if I photoshop everyone to have the same skin
    colour, you'll still be able to tell.

    This means that race exists. When people select actors for an advertisement, for "Diversity", they select on race.

    You cannot then argue it does not exist, when people use racial signifiers ROUTINELY and SUCCESSFULLY to categorise people.

    It is intellectually dishonest to come up with a bullshit "study" that says that
    that thing that people use all the time, and understand, isn't actually meaingful in anyway.


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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Gamgee on Fri May 23 11:33:09 2025
    Gamgee wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    jimmylogan wrote to Gamgee <=-

    As for the 'one race' thing - we are ALL one "RACE" - there are
    different ethnicities, but we are all human. I think there are
    STILL a lot of people that miss that point...

    Not exactly correct. We are *NOT* all one race. We (humans) are all
    one *species*, but not all one *race*. Big difference.

    So, I think you are among those who have missed that point...

    I hear you, and I appreciate the correction, but I think this comes
    down to how we define race.

    Not really. There is a clear definition of what race is, and it's not open to your personal interpretation. It's biology/science, and
    factual.

    Can you give me an example? I've read a lot of references on
    this tonight, and the general consensus has changed over time.
    Race is now broadly considered a social construct rather than
    a biological one.

    Have you looked into the "one drop" rule? The geographical
    theory? Do you consider races to be subspecies?

    Biologically, you are right: humans are all one species: Homo sapiens. Scientifically, race is often considered a social construct with no significant biological basis. The Human Genome Project confirmed we
    are over 99.9% genetically identical across all so-called races.

    Again, "biology" *is* science. There aren't two definitions. Species
    is one thing, and race is another. You don't get to create your own definition.

    You're right, I don't get to make up definitions. So whose do
    we follow? Scientists today? Or scientists from the past? As
    a wise man once said, science doesn't say anything - **scientists**
    do. In other words, science is a process of gathering and interpreting
    data. If it always delivered absolute facts, its conclusions
    wouldn't change over time.

    But my original point was more moral and spiritual: we are one
    human race with different ethnicities, cultures, and appearances,
    but all made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). That is not ignoring
    our differences but instead it recognizes our shared humanity.

    When discussing scientific / technical things (of any sort), it's important to use proper terminology to avoid misunderstandings. There
    is no such thing as the "human race". It really is that simple. There
    is the human species, which has multiple races. That's how science
    works. Words matter.

    As for your point about "proper terminology," I agree that words
    matter - which is why I checked a few sources. Here's how
    **dictionary.com** defines things:


    **Species** A group of related individuals that resemble one
    another, breed among themselves, and are biologically distinct
    from other such groups. Also: a group of persons related by
    common descent or heredity.

    **Race** Multiple definitions:
    1) A group of persons related by common descent or heredity.
    3a) *(no longer in technical use)* traditional divisions of humankind.
    3b) An arbitrary classification based on physical characteristics
    (skin, eye shape, etc.).
    3c) A **socially constructed** category based on appearance,
    ancestry, or shared culture.
    6) *The human race* - humankind.

    So... while you might not like the phrase 'human race,'
    it's still used, even in formal dictionaries, as a synonym
    for humankind. It carries spiritual and moral weight, and yes,
    it still exists in scientific and educational language as a
    broad reference to all people.

    If you're discussing gene flow or breeding populations,
    sure - use precise taxonomy. But if you're talking about
    our shared humanity and dignity, I still say 'one race -
    the human race' fits just fine.



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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Boraxman on Fri May 23 11:33:09 2025
    Boraxman wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    Re: race
    By: jimmylogan to Gamgee on Tue May 20 2025 08:38 pm

    Witness today "scientists" now saying that sex is not a binary, that
    the spectrum is real. Even popularisers like Neil Degrasse Tyson and
    Bill Nye have supported this. Science has always been willing to
    support whatever the regime needed.

    Another great example of 'scientists' saying things, based
    on ideals rather than facts.

    The answer is obviously yes, as we use race ALL THE TIME. Even those
    who say race does not exist, use it ALL THE TIME. Now, whether it
    should be called "Race" or "ethnicity" or "group", well, thats just semantics.

    This I agree with. I think 'race' is a bad term. Cultural
    group or something like that is better, in my opinion.

    There are no 'white' people nor 'black' people. We all
    have different levels of melanin in our bodies, so we
    have different skin TONE. Some are darker; some are
    lighter.


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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Boraxman on Fri May 23 11:33:09 2025
    Boraxman wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    Sure, there are a TON of different cultural differences. Being
    a human doesn't take that away, but if saying we are all human
    prevents racism, then why not?

    What prevents racism is not jamming disparate peoples together into
    one place.
    The more you try and push people of different cultures and ethnicities together, the more antagonism you get.

    People are inherently evil, so being forced to do anything
    will usually be met with resistance.

    Also, you are assuming that racism is the biggest evil. It is not.
    There are bigger evils. Communism, which was supposed to unite the
    world and destroy barriers between people, killed more people than
    Nazism.

    LOL - actually I'm NOT assuming that at all! The biggest evil
    is in the heart of man. Racism is a symtom, not the root
    CAUSE.

    The West is hyper obssessed with racism to the point that it is
    literally supporting ethnic cleansing so as not to appear racist.

    Yep - you try to NOT be racist, so you build up one 'so called
    race' by tearing down another...



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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Arelor on Fri May 23 11:33:09 2025
    Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    Oh, my god - really? Elves and dwarves are different SPECIES!

    I'm imagining a key and peele episode where the different species in D&D
    are racial stereotypes...

    (aside: I loved playing elves in D&D. Stealthy as all hell, and roll
    high enough on dexterity and they'd get 3 attacks every 2 turns...)

    I usually Master rather than play, but when I do, I tend to pick a
    Dwarf because I love being a grumpy short bearded guy who ruins every
    good moment with his bad mood.

    Had another session tonight - via Google Meet. Sadly we are
    all hours away so we don't meet in person very much. I'm the
    DM right now - we are using 1eAD&D. Orcs - bad. :-)



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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Arelor on Fri May 23 11:33:09 2025
    Arelor wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    Race might be a social contruct with no significant biological basis,
    but let me tell you nobody will mistake a throughbred for a
    hispano-breton horse. And while we are at that, nobody will take a hispano-breton to a race, but they will have her pull a cart instead of the throughbred any day.

    I think you are describing physical traits that are passed
    down from parent to offspring. This doesn't change mean a
    different 'race' but different ability.

    Why do throughbreds get put to breeding? Not because of
    their 'race,' but because of their propensity to have
    offspring with similar abilites.

    All felines are the same SPECIES, but there are many
    breeds of feline.

    But even the idea that race lacks biological basis is thin because the origins of people can be traced via biological markers - that is the reason why we know gypsies come from India, for example, because they
    are sufficiently distinct from other groups that their traits can be identified.

    But these differences that are made more distinct over time
    dissapear within a few generations when interbreeding
    occurs.

    And there are even hints that homo sapiens don't come from
    a single ancestor either but from a number of family trees that evolved separatedly.

    First, I don't believe in the theory of evolution. I believe
    in Creation and a Creator. There might be 'hints' but they
    have to be evaluated, and the starting point (worldview) will
    determine where they lead.



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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Boraxman on Fri May 23 11:33:09 2025
    Boraxman wrote to Arelor <=-

    If I tell you "Robert is Black, Harrison is White and Li is Asian",
    and then I
    give you a photo of three men, people WILL be able to tell who is who just from
    those descriptors alone. Even if I photoshop everyone to have the
    same skin
    colour, you'll still be able to tell.

    Yep - because we have been taught that dark skin = black race;
    light skin = white race; etc.

    And yeah, change the skin tone and you'll likely have an easy
    time telling from facial features, unless you are looking
    at a third or fourth generation 'mixed race.' In that case,
    I dare say they may not be as easy to spot!

    This means that race exists. When people select actors for an advertisement, for "Diversity", they select on race.

    You cannot then argue it does not exist, when people use racial signifiers ROUTINELY and SUCCESSFULLY to categorise people.

    My point is that they should NOT do this. People should be
    identified by how they ARE and not how they LOOK.




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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to jimmylogan on Fri May 23 14:21:48 2025
    Re: Re: race
    By: jimmylogan to Boraxman on Fri May 23 2025 11:33 am

    the spectrum is real. Even popularisers like Neil Degrasse Tyson and Bill Nye have supported this. Science has always been willing to

    bill nye is not an authority on any of the stuff he speaks on.
    he's a weird fucker too.
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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to MRO on Fri May 23 13:51:03 2025
    Re: Re: race
    By: MRO to jimmylogan on Fri May 23 2025 02:21 pm

    the spectrum is real. Even popularisers like Neil Degrasse Tyson and
    Bill Nye have supported this. Science has always been willing to

    bill nye is not an authority on any of the stuff he speaks on. he's a weird fucker too.

    You replied to jimmylogan, but it looks like you quoted something from someone else (probably Boraxman?).

    Nightfox

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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to jimmylogan on Sat May 24 12:37:00 2025
    jimmylogan wrote to Boraxman <=-

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    Boraxman wrote to Arelor <=-

    If I tell you "Robert is Black, Harrison is White and Li is Asian",
    and then I
    give you a photo of three men, people WILL be able to tell who is who just from
    those descriptors alone. Even if I photoshop everyone to have the
    same skin
    colour, you'll still be able to tell.

    Yep - because we have been taught that dark skin = black race;
    light skin = white race; etc.

    And yeah, change the skin tone and you'll likely have an easy
    time telling from facial features, unless you are looking
    at a third or fourth generation 'mixed race.' In that case,
    I dare say they may not be as easy to spot!

    The "race is just a pigment of your imagination" was designed to
    changes peoples attitudes, but it was the wrong approach. You can't
    lie to people to change their attitudes, because they'll realise the
    lie, and discard the lesson that accompanied the lie.

    We would have been better off being honest about race, acknowledging
    that racial differences are real, and just trying to work out the best
    way to manage that reality.

    Some argue that when we all become "mixed" then this won't be an
    issue, but that is a horrendous idea, and I think has a deeper, underlying evil motivation behind it.

    This means that race exists. When people select actors for an advertisement, for "Diversity", they select on race.

    You cannot then argue it does not exist, when people use racial signifiers ROUTINELY and SUCCESSFULLY to categorise people.

    My point is that they should NOT do this. People should be
    identified by how they ARE and not how they LOOK.

    Now it is incorrect to attribute a specific racial stereotype to an
    individual, if that is what you mean. However you obviously can tell
    peoples ancestry from sight alone. You'd know I'm European, and not
    Asian or African or Australian Aboriginal by looking at me.

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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to jimmylogan on Sat May 24 12:53:00 2025
    jimmylogan wrote to Boraxman <=-

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    Boraxman wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    Re: race
    By: jimmylogan to Gamgee on Tue May 20 2025 08:38 pm

    Witness today "scientists" now saying that sex is not a binary, that
    the spectrum is real. Even popularisers like Neil Degrasse Tyson and
    Bill Nye have supported this. Science has always been willing to
    support whatever the regime needed.

    Another great example of 'scientists' saying things, based
    on ideals rather than facts.

    The answer is obviously yes, as we use race ALL THE TIME. Even those
    who say race does not exist, use it ALL THE TIME. Now, whether it
    should be called "Race" or "ethnicity" or "group", well, thats just semantics.

    This I agree with. I think 'race' is a bad term. Cultural
    group or something like that is better, in my opinion.

    There are no 'white' people nor 'black' people. We all
    have different levels of melanin in our bodies, so we
    have different skin TONE. Some are darker; some are
    lighter.

    I think the 'lay person" understanding, is correct. When I say "lay
    person" I mean those who aren't trying to abide by a Politically
    Correct view. People, free of any particular ideological motivation reflexively understand, that Europeans and Sub-Saharan Africans kind
    of belong to two distrinct groups, and within those, there are sub
    groups. Nobody would see Greeks, Italians, Chinese and Japanese, and
    see four wholly distinct groups, they would see two sets of two. This
    shows two levels of clustering. Clearly observable.

    Now, its true that in in previous centures, specific categorisations
    of "Race" were flawed, but I don't think the concept was, only the
    specific application. Its still in use today, albeit updated with new anthropoligical learnings. A good example is phrenology and
    physignomy. Physignomy does have legitimacy, but phrenology, which
    was an extreme example of this taken too far, was debunked. However
    this didn't mean that someones physical appearance says nothing about
    their character.

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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to jimmylogan on Sat May 24 08:29:28 2025
    jimmylogan wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Gamgee wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    jimmylogan wrote to Gamgee <=-

    As for the 'one race' thing - we are ALL one "RACE" - there are
    different ethnicities, but we are all human. I think there are
    STILL a lot of people that miss that point...

    Not exactly correct. We are *NOT* all one race. We (humans) are all
    one *species*, but not all one *race*. Big difference.

    So, I think you are among those who have missed that point...

    I hear you, and I appreciate the correction, but I think this comes
    down to how we define race.

    Not really. There is a clear definition of what race is, and it's not open to your personal interpretation. It's biology/science, and
    factual.

    Can you give me an example? I've read a lot of references on
    this tonight, and the general consensus has changed over time.
    Race is now broadly considered a social construct rather than
    a biological one.

    Have you looked into the "one drop" rule? The geographical
    theory? Do you consider races to be subspecies?

    Biologically, you are right: humans are all one species: Homo sapiens. Scientifically, race is often considered a social construct with no significant biological basis. The Human Genome Project confirmed we
    are over 99.9% genetically identical across all so-called races.

    Again, "biology" *is* science. There aren't two definitions. Species
    is one thing, and race is another. You don't get to create your own definition.

    You're right, I don't get to make up definitions. So whose do
    we follow? Scientists today? Or scientists from the past? As
    a wise man once said, science doesn't say anything - **scientists**
    do. In other words, science is a process of gathering and interpreting data. If it always delivered absolute facts, its conclusions
    wouldn't change over time.

    But my original point was more moral and spiritual: we are one
    human race with different ethnicities, cultures, and appearances,
    but all made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). That is not ignoring
    our differences but instead it recognizes our shared humanity.

    When discussing scientific / technical things (of any sort), it's important to use proper terminology to avoid misunderstandings. There
    is no such thing as the "human race". It really is that simple. There
    is the human species, which has multiple races. That's how science
    works. Words matter.

    As for your point about "proper terminology," I agree that words
    matter - which is why I checked a few sources. Here's how **dictionary.com** defines things:


    **Species** A group of related individuals that resemble one
    another, breed among themselves, and are biologically distinct
    from other such groups. Also: a group of persons related by
    common descent or heredity.

    **Race** Multiple definitions:
    1) A group of persons related by common descent or heredity.
    3a) *(no longer in technical use)* traditional divisions of humankind.
    3b) An arbitrary classification based on physical characteristics
    (skin, eye shape, etc.).
    3c) A **socially constructed** category based on appearance,
    ancestry, or shared culture.
    6) *The human race* - humankind.

    So... while you might not like the phrase 'human race,'
    it's still used, even in formal dictionaries, as a synonym
    for humankind. It carries spiritual and moral weight, and yes,
    it still exists in scientific and educational language as a
    broad reference to all people.

    If you're discussing gene flow or breeding populations,
    sure - use precise taxonomy. But if you're talking about
    our shared humanity and dignity, I still say 'one race -
    the human race' fits just fine.

    You can still say whatever you want. It doesn't change the facts about
    what species and race are. When you write words that you claim are
    "quotes" from a site like dictionary.com, but in reality *paraphrase*
    what was there to suit your own needs, you become someone that I won't
    discuss the subject with any longer. Go back to school and actually
    learn something, and quit trying to be a "social warrior". Bye.




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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Nightfox on Tue May 27 08:29:29 2025
    Nightfox wrote to MRO <=-

    Re: Re: race
    By: MRO to jimmylogan on Fri May 23 2025 02:21 pm

    the spectrum is real. Even popularisers like Neil Degrasse Tyson and
    Bill Nye have supported this. Science has always been willing to

    bill nye is not an authority on any of the stuff he speaks on. he's a weird fucker too.

    You replied to jimmylogan, but it looks like you quoted something from someone else (probably Boraxman?).

    Yeah - I noticed that too and just ignored it. :-) I lost a lot of
    respect for Bill Nye a few years ago...



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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Boraxman on Tue May 27 08:29:29 2025
    Boraxman wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    The "race is just a pigment of your imagination" was designed to
    changes peoples attitudes, but it was the wrong approach. You can't
    lie to people to change their attitudes, because they'll realise the
    lie, and discard the lesson that accompanied the lie.

    Yep - because men are evil at heart. People WANT to be racists,
    because it's easier.

    Some argue that when we all become "mixed" then this won't be an
    issue, but that is a horrendous idea, and I think has a deeper,
    underlying evil motivation behind it.

    Why horrendous?

    Technically we are all from the same group of ancestors anyway.
    Adam and Eve, specifically, but even after that, the eight on
    the ark spawned the repopulation.

    You cannot then argue it does not exist, when people use racial signifiers ROUTINELY and SUCCESSFULLY to categorise people.

    My point is that they should NOT do this. People should be
    identified by how they ARE and not how they LOOK.

    Now it is incorrect to attribute a specific racial stereotype to an individual, if that is what you mean. However you obviously can tell peoples ancestry from sight alone. You'd know I'm European, and not
    Asian or African or Australian Aboriginal by looking at me.

    Ancestral - yes - but I look more white than anything, so should
    I be blamed for slavery in the distant past? Should a 'black'
    person be blamed for crime in another city?

    These are stereotypes and have nothing to do with the
    individual.

    To be blunt, I was NOT raised this way. I was raised by a VERY
    biggoted man - my father. In the south, it was normal. Thankfully
    I have made my own decisions as I grew up and realized this was
    NOT the proper way to think or act.


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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Boraxman on Tue May 27 08:29:29 2025
    Boraxman wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    I think the 'lay person" understanding, is correct. When I say "lay person" I mean those who aren't trying to abide by a Politically
    Correct view. People, free of any particular ideological motivation reflexively understand, that Europeans and Sub-Saharan Africans kind
    of belong to two distrinct groups, and within those, there are sub
    groups. Nobody would see Greeks, Italians, Chinese and Japanese, and
    see four wholly distinct groups, they would see two sets of two. This shows two levels of clustering. Clearly observable.

    I don't deny that at all. If you go back to the Tower of Babal
    account, people were staying together instead of spreading out
    and repopulating the earth after the flood. God broke up their
    language and they clustered at that point. They spread out
    and over generations they got paler skin, darker skin, etc.

    Facial features would cluster too. If you have people with
    certain gene types (light hair dominant, dark regressive)
    and they breed with another of the same, the offspring
    will share this. Eventually the dark will be so far
    regressive that it will only come up in RARE instances.

    Now that's a basic way of saying it, but I hope you understand
    what I'm saying...



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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Gamgee on Tue May 27 08:29:29 2025
    Fair enough. No hard feelings-I still believe respectful dialogue
    is worth having, even when we don't agree. Wishing you the best.



    Gamgee wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    jimmylogan wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Gamgee wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    jimmylogan wrote to Gamgee <=-

    As for the 'one race' thing - we are ALL one "RACE" - there are
    different ethnicities, but we are all human. I think there are
    STILL a lot of people that miss that point...

    Not exactly correct. We are *NOT* all one race. We (humans) are all
    one *species*, but not all one *race*. Big difference.

    So, I think you are among those who have missed that point...

    I hear you, and I appreciate the correction, but I think this comes
    down to how we define race.

    Not really. There is a clear definition of what race is, and it's not open to your personal interpretation. It's biology/science, and
    factual.

    Can you give me an example? I've read a lot of references on
    this tonight, and the general consensus has changed over time.
    Race is now broadly considered a social construct rather than
    a biological one.

    Have you looked into the "one drop" rule? The geographical
    theory? Do you consider races to be subspecies?

    Biologically, you are right: humans are all one species: Homo sapiens. Scientifically, race is often considered a social construct with no significant biological basis. The Human Genome Project confirmed we
    are over 99.9% genetically identical across all so-called races.

    Again, "biology" *is* science. There aren't two definitions. Species
    is one thing, and race is another. You don't get to create your own definition.

    You're right, I don't get to make up definitions. So whose do
    we follow? Scientists today? Or scientists from the past? As
    a wise man once said, science doesn't say anything - **scientists**
    do. In other words, science is a process of gathering and interpreting data. If it always delivered absolute facts, its conclusions
    wouldn't change over time.

    But my original point was more moral and spiritual: we are one
    human race with different ethnicities, cultures, and appearances,
    but all made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). That is not ignoring
    our differences but instead it recognizes our shared humanity.

    When discussing scientific / technical things (of any sort), it's important to use proper terminology to avoid misunderstandings. There
    is no such thing as the "human race". It really is that simple. There
    is the human species, which has multiple races. That's how science
    works. Words matter.

    As for your point about "proper terminology," I agree that words
    matter - which is why I checked a few sources. Here's how **dictionary.com** defines things:


    **Species** A group of related individuals that resemble one
    another, breed among themselves, and are biologically distinct
    from other such groups. Also: a group of persons related by
    common descent or heredity.

    **Race** Multiple definitions:
    1) A group of persons related by common descent or heredity.
    3a) *(no longer in technical use)* traditional divisions of humankind.
    3b) An arbitrary classification based on physical characteristics
    (skin, eye shape, etc.).
    3c) A **socially constructed** category based on appearance,
    ancestry, or shared culture.
    6) *The human race* - humankind.

    So... while you might not like the phrase 'human race,'
    it's still used, even in formal dictionaries, as a synonym
    for humankind. It carries spiritual and moral weight, and yes,
    it still exists in scientific and educational language as a
    broad reference to all people.

    If you're discussing gene flow or breeding populations,
    sure - use precise taxonomy. But if you're talking about
    our shared humanity and dignity, I still say 'one race -
    the human race' fits just fine.

    You can still say whatever you want. It doesn't change the facts about what species and race are. When you write words that you claim are "quotes" from a site like dictionary.com, but in reality *paraphrase*
    what was there to suit your own needs, you become someone that I won't discuss the subject with any longer. Go back to school and actually
    learn something, and quit trying to be a "social warrior". Bye.




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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to jimmylogan on Wed May 28 09:25:00 2025
    jimmylogan wrote to Boraxman <=-

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    Boraxman wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    The "race is just a pigment of your imagination" was designed to
    changes peoples attitudes, but it was the wrong approach. You can't
    lie to people to change their attitudes, because they'll realise the
    lie, and discard the lesson that accompanied the lie.

    Yep - because men are evil at heart. People WANT to be racists,
    because it's easier.

    Its not easier. You are ostracised. ITs easier to just follow the consensus.


    Some argue that when we all become "mixed" then this won't be an
    issue, but that is a horrendous idea, and I think has a deeper,
    underlying evil motivation behind it.

    Why horrendous?

    Technically we are all from the same group of ancestors anyway.
    Adam and Eve, specifically, but even after that, the eight on
    the ark spawned the repopulation.

    Because what makes us what we are, makes us unique. A world where humans are interchangeable, fungible, meaningless cogs is soul destroying.

    A raceless, borderless world is that world. No thanks,


    You cannot then argue it does not exist, when people use racial signifiers ROUTINELY and SUCCESSFULLY to categorise people.

    My point is that they should NOT do this. People should be
    identified by how they ARE and not how they LOOK.

    Now it is incorrect to attribute a specific racial stereotype to an individual, if that is what you mean. However you obviously can tell peoples ancestry from sight alone. You'd know I'm European, and not
    Asian or African or Australian Aboriginal by looking at me.

    Ancestral - yes - but I look more white than anything, so should
    I be blamed for slavery in the distant past? Should a 'black'
    person be blamed for crime in another city?

    These are stereotypes and have nothing to do with the
    individual.

    To be blunt, I was NOT raised this way. I was raised by a VERY
    biggoted man - my father. In the south, it was normal. Thankfully
    I have made my own decisions as I grew up and realized this was
    NOT the proper way to think or act.



    No, of course you shouldn't be personally blamed for things you didn't do.
    I'm certaingly against bigotry, and it is right to scold people for say, blaming
    an individual for something they didn't do.

    But we have overcorrected. The pendulum swung too far, to the point where *any*
    recognition of groups is considered evil. The opposite of an overreaction is just another overreaction. I was not raised in the south, I was raised perhaps in a more progressive, and more recent era than you, and my experience is that people were way, way too obsessed with NOT being racist to the point of doing actual harm and supporting folly. ITs like people feel so guilty they wan't to destroy themselves as restitution.


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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to jimmylogan on Wed May 28 09:27:00 2025
    jimmylogan wrote to Boraxman <=-

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    Boraxman wrote to jimmylogan <=-

    I think the 'lay person" understanding, is correct. When I say "lay person" I mean those who aren't trying to abide by a Politically
    Correct view. People, free of any particular ideological motivation reflexively understand, that Europeans and Sub-Saharan Africans kind
    of belong to two distrinct groups, and within those, there are sub
    groups. Nobody would see Greeks, Italians, Chinese and Japanese, and
    see four wholly distinct groups, they would see two sets of two. This shows two levels of clustering. Clearly observable.

    I don't deny that at all. If you go back to the Tower of Babal
    account, people were staying together instead of spreading out
    and repopulating the earth after the flood. God broke up their
    language and they clustered at that point. They spread out
    and over generations they got paler skin, darker skin, etc.

    Facial features would cluster too. If you have people with
    certain gene types (light hair dominant, dark regressive)
    and they breed with another of the same, the offspring
    will share this. Eventually the dark will be so far
    regressive that it will only come up in RARE instances.

    Now that's a basic way of saying it, but I hope you understand
    what I'm saying...

    I get it. Actually, with facial features, what happens is that genes which code
    for our morphology also affect behaviour. The two are intertwined. Hormone levels affect both body and mind, so it stands to reason you'll see physical and
    mental correlations.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to jimmylogan on Fri May 30 07:51:07 2025
    jimmylogan wrote to Boraxman <=-

    Some argue that when we all become "mixed" then this won't be an
    issue, but that is a horrendous idea, and I think has a deeper,
    underlying evil motivation behind it.

    Why horrendous?

    Technically we are all from the same group of ancestors anyway.
    Adam and Eve, specifically, but even after that, the eight on
    the ark spawned the repopulation.

    It won't happen in our generation. Maybe the next. I drove by a
    schoolyard in my old neighborhood a few years back and looked at the
    kids. I didn't see white kids, black kids, brown kids, yellow kids -- I
    saw a mix of ethnicities.

    I suppose we'll have white folks clinking to what used to be the status
    quo and the rest of the county integrating cultures and ethnicities for
    some time.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri May 30 19:01:21 2025
    Re: Re: race
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to jimmylogan on Fri May 30 2025 07:51 am


    I suppose we'll have white folks clinking to what used to be the status
    quo and the rest of the county integrating cultures and ethnicities for
    some time.


    that's funny because i've always seen people of color exhibit racism and fighting integration.
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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat May 31 14:23:16 2025
    Re: Re: race
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to jimmylogan on Fri May 30 2025 07:51 am

    jimmylogan wrote to Boraxman <=-

    Some argue that when we all become "mixed" then this won't be an
    issue, but that is a horrendous idea, and I think has a deeper, underlying evil motivation behind it.

    Why horrendous?

    Technically we are all from the same group of ancestors anyway.
    Adam and Eve, specifically, but even after that, the eight on
    the ark spawned the repopulation.

    It won't happen in our generation. Maybe the next. I drove by a
    schoolyard in my old neighborhood a few years back and looked at the
    kids. I didn't see white kids, black kids, brown kids, yellow kids -- I
    saw a mix of ethnicities.

    I suppose we'll have white folks clinking to what used to be the status
    quo and the rest of the county integrating cultures and ethnicities for
    some time.
    Very simply put. This "mixing" is occuring in white countries. If you go to Nigeria, Korea, Japan, China, Cameroon, Nepal, you won't see that.

    See other nations will be able to maintain their identit.y White nations become a "mix". So white people, and only white people disappear.

    This "the world will mix" is a pernicious and evil lie, a lie that needs to die.

    The world will NOT become one race. East Asians, Indians, Sub Saharan africans will remain as they are. The end result is one group of people going.
    That is why it is horrendous.

    Anyone still advocating this should really be forced to look at themselves hard in the mirror.

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Boraxman on Sat May 31 11:42:25 2025
    Re: Re: race
    By: Boraxman to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat May 31 2025 02:23 pm

    I suppose we'll have white folks clinking to what used to be the status quo
    and the rest of the county integrating cultures and ethnicities for some
    time.

    Very simply put. This "mixing" is occuring in white countries. If you go to Nigeria, Korea, Japan, China, Cameroon, Nepal, you won't see that.

    See other nations will be able to maintain their identity. White nations become a "mix". So white people, and only white people disappear.

    What identity, specifically, are you referring to? I'm not sure a country's identity is mainly defined by the skin color of its residents. It's maybe a statistical factor, but I think the main identity of a country is its cultural beliefs, norms, history, etc.

    This "the world will mix" is a pernicious and evil lie, a lie that needs to die.

    The world will NOT become one race. East Asians, Indians, Sub Saharan africans will remain as they are. The end result is one group of people going. That is why it is horrendous.

    Anyone still advocating this should really be forced to look at themselves hard in the mirror.

    I've visited Brazil a few times, and while there are groups of certain ethniticies there, one thing I thought was interesting is that it seems there are a lot more mixed-race people in Brazil than there are in the US. Also, I felt like race/skin color isn't really talked about a whole lot there. It's like they just don't really make it an issue. In some ways, I feel like all the talk about race in the US only draws focus to it, and perhaps contributes to people of different ethniticites staying apart. The US ended segregation decades ago, but I feel like there's still a perhaps unconscious desire people have to stay around people of their own skin color. But I believe in Martin Luther King Jr.'s message, that skin color shouldn't matter, and I think everyone should be able to live together and mix. Though I know that isn't necessarily the reality today.

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  • From Boraxman@VERT/MSRDBBS to Nightfox on Sun Jun 1 12:12:00 2025
    Nightfox wrote to Boraxman <=-

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    Re: Re: race
    By: Boraxman to poindexter FORTRAN
    on Sat May 31 2025 02:23 pm

    I suppose we'll have white folks clinking to what used to be
    the status quo
    and the rest of the county integrating cultures and ethnicities for some
    time.

    Very simply put. This "mixing" is occuring in white
    countries. If you go
    to Nigeria, Korea, Japan, China, Cameroon, Nepal, you won't see that.

    See other nations will be able to maintain their identity.
    White nations
    become a "mix". So white people, and only white people disappear.

    What identity, specifically, are you referring to? I'm not sure a country's identity is mainly defined by the skin color of its
    residents. It's maybe a statistical factor, but I think the main
    identity of a country is its cultural beliefs, norms, history, etc.

    Maybe this is a speficially American thing, where you are taught that
    you have no identity? Elsewhere around the world, this is not a
    question. I'm in Australia, but from Southern European heritage, and I
    can tell you in my ancestral country, there is utterly no question at
    all of who "we" are. They consider me one of them, even though I was
    born in Australia.

    I'm thinking you are in the USA? Empires tend to think like this.

    This "the world will mix" is a pernicious and evil lie, a lie
    that needs
    to die.

    The world will NOT become one race. East Asians, Indians, Sub
    Saharan
    africans will remain as they are. The end result is one group of people going. That is why it is horrendous.

    Anyone still advocating this should really be forced to look
    at themselves
    hard in the mirror.

    I've visited Brazil a few times, and while there are groups of certain ethniticies there, one thing I thought was interesting is that it seems there are a lot more mixed-race people in Brazil than there are in the
    US. Also, I felt like race/skin color isn't really talked about a whole lot there. It's like they just don't really make it an issue. In some ways, I feel like all the talk about race in the US only draws focus to it, and perhaps contributes to people of different ethniticites staying apart. The US ended segregation decades ago, but I feel like there's still a perhaps unconscious desire people have to stay around people of their own skin color. But I believe in Martin Luther King Jr.'s
    message, that skin color shouldn't matter, and I think everyone should
    be able to live together and mix. Though I know that isn't necessarily the reality today.


    Middle and South America was colonised by Iberians. Spanish and
    Portuguese. They had a very different approach to the British. The
    Spanish and Portoguese approach was "assimilation". Maybe this is a
    Catholic thing? But those colonists made it a point to assimilate with
    the native popultion, hence why these countries are very mixed. The
    British did not have this. Australia actually had a White Australia
    policy up until the 1960s. The British approach was to remain seperate.
    So the original Spanish colonists are largely gone in central America,
    whereas all the British colonies, remained British up until the "1960s" ideological poison set in.

    The difference then is that countries like Mexico, Brazil, Peru,
    Nicaragua, all those central American countries which people seem to be
    seeking to flee to go to the USA illegally, are "Blended". You may not
    have seen much focus on race, but I've heard differently, including from
    people who lived there. I think it is clear which approach is better.
    You can tell from where people are moving from, and where they want to
    move to. The British approach is clearly better.

    Australia though, up until it decided to become "multicultural" was
    still distinctly Anglo-Saxon, and maintained its original colonial
    identity.

    As for MLK, he was a product of his time. This post WWII ideal is in my
    view, dead, and should be buried. I still cannot believe people are
    pushing for this social message. I put it down to people who just haven't realised the world has changed, and still think its the late 20th century.

    Ask the Whites in South Africa how things are going. Ask Australias
    how the mass immigration is working out. Or the English.


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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Boraxman on Sun Jun 1 13:30:33 2025
    Re: Re: race
    By: Boraxman to Nightfox on Sun Jun 01 2025 12:12 pm

    Maybe this is a speficially American thing, where you are taught that
    you have no identity? Elsewhere around the world, this is not a
    question. I'm in Australia, but from Southern European heritage, and I
    can tell you in my ancestral country, there is utterly no question at
    all of who "we" are. They consider me one of them, even though I was
    born in Australia.

    I'm thinking you are in the USA? Empires tend to think like this.

    Yes, I'm in the US. And it's not that we're taught that we have no identity (I'm not sure where that came across in my last post); our identity is that we're Americans.

    And people in the US do identify with their heritage too. People in the US often say they're Italian-American, Irish-American, German-American, etc.. And often they just shorten it and say they're Italian, Irish, German, etc. And I've seen a lot of posts online where people say they think people from the US shouldn't say that - Mainly because the people saying that were born & grew up in the US and have never actually been to the places they say they identify with. Maybe it's just semantics. I thought that was mainly an American thing where people talk about themselves like that, as it sounded like it's not something people in other countries do.

    Pesonally I'm a mix, mostly of several different European countries, and a small amount of Native American. I think it makes the most sense for me to say I'm American, as even if I count my heritage, I couldn't say just one country.

    The difference then is that countries like Mexico, Brazil, Peru,
    Nicaragua, all those central American countries which people seem to be
    seeking to flee to go to the USA illegally, are "Blended". You may not
    have seen much focus on race, but I've heard differently, including from
    people who lived there. I think it is clear which approach is better.
    You can tell from where people are moving from, and where they want to
    move to. The British approach is clearly better.

    I'm not entirely sure how that's better.. It sounds like it's for the argument of tracking people, and I feel like that's very Orwellian from the book '1984'.

    As for MLK, he was a product of his time. This post WWII ideal is in my
    view, dead, and should be buried. I still cannot believe people are
    pushing for this social message. I put it down to people who just haven't realised the world has changed, and still think its the late 20th century.
    Ask the Whites in South Africa how things are going. Ask Australias
    how the mass immigration is working out. Or the English.

    Why just the whites? It feels wrong to me to talk about a country being a "white country", etc.. I feel like it's a sort of racist ideology.

    Nightfox

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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Jun 3 11:08:38 2025
    Re: Re: race
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to jimmylogan on Fri May 30 2025 07:51 am

    It won't happen in our generation. Maybe the next. I drove by a
    schoolyard in my old neighborhood a few years back and looked at the
    kids. I didn't see white kids, black kids, brown kids, yellow kids -- I
    saw a mix of ethnicities.

    I suppose we'll have white folks clinking to what used to be the status
    quo and the rest of the county integrating cultures and ethnicities for
    some time.

    What I see is whites with money send their kids to high end schools and peasants get thrown into public schools. You won't see any ethnic mix in a reputable private center.

    And, quite frankly, I keep hearing the idea that all the old-school status quo ideas will be phased out when old generations die and get replaced by the new, progressive ones. I don't think that is going to happen because I see way more homophobia, racism and old-school ideas in young generations than in mine.


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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Boraxman on Tue Jun 3 17:19:05 2025
    Re: Re: race
    By: Boraxman to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat May 31 2025 02:23 pm

    See other nations will be able to maintain their identit.y White nations become a "mix". So white people, and only white people disappear.

    This is absurd. Do you not travel... or read?
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