Trump: The First 100 Days

[therajraj]

@EyeDentist

@therajraj

I have said repeatedly that I oppose the radical demographic change occurring in America.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t you part and parcel of the “radical demographic change occurring in America”?

Yes.

[EyeDentist]

So, I suppose that means you’ll be leaving soon? (Note: I’m not asking you to leave; just assuming you’re going to do what you can to MAGA.)

[therajraj]

@EyeDentist

So, I suppose that means you’ll be leaving soon? (Note: I’m not asking you to leave; just assuming you’re going to do what you can to MAGA.)

Consider me the last one on the life boat informing the rest that if we add anymore people the boat will capsize

[EyeDentist]

@therajraj

Consider me the last one on the life boat informing the rest that if we add anymore people the boat will capsize

The same observation has been made periodically for, let’s see, the last 200 years or so.

[EyeDentist]

Also, just out of curiosity: Does it bother you that so many of the people who share your world-view despise you, and consider you part of the problem?

[therajraj]

@EyeDentist

Also, just out of curiosity: Does it bother you that so many of the people who share your world-view despise you, and consider you part of the problem?

This question equally applies to you, you know that right?

I made a post about this already.

[Aragorn]

@therajraj

The “warrior gene” is well studied and I posted some of research conducted in that area to support the over-arching point I was making. I have no idea what you’re crowing about.

But what’s more telling is your deafening silence on the ignorant in this thread who hold the anti-science belief that race is a social construct.

You have exactly zero idea how to read or analyze actual biochemical or genetic research. The fact that you posted the study in question as if it “proved” anything in support of your “overarching point” is proof enough, but the fact that you would come out and say that the position of these FULL TIME researchers that race is a social construct is “anti science”–not just wrong mind you, but that it is ANTI SCIENCE coming from scientists–is the icing on the cake.

[EyeDentist]

@therajraj

This question equally applies to you, you know that right?

Not even close.

The proportion of people sharing my world-view who despise me = relatively small.

The proportion of people sharing your world-view who despise you = just about all of them.

@therajraj

I made a post about this already.

I am not familiar with your complete oeuvre.

[therajraj]

@Aragorn

You have exactly zero idea how to read or analyze actual biochemical or genetic research. The fact that you posted the study in question as if it “proved” anything in support of your “overarching point” is proof enough, but the fact that you would come out and say that the position of these FULL TIME researchers that race is a social construct is “anti science”–not just wrong mind you, but that it is ANTI SCIENCE coming from scientists–is the icing on the cake.

What does this post even mean? They’re just words without anything behind it.

1)You haven’t actually refuted anything I posted directly

2. You haven’t refuted my argument that holding the belief that race = social construct is anti-science.

If you’re just going to direct these pithy posts in my direction don’t bother.

[therajraj]

@EyeDentist

@therajraj

This question equally applies to you, you know that right?

Not even close.

The proportion of people sharing my world-view who despise me = relatively small.

The proportion of people sharing your world-view who despise you = just about all of them.

@therajraj

I made a post about this already.

I am not familiar with your complete oeuvre.

a)The left despises white males, you’re the cause of all their problems. Examples are ubiquitous. Check out the book - No Campus for White men

b) I live with it because I think if demographics continue to radically change white tribalism will grow and lead to a much worse future for America especially minorities.

[therajraj]

I’m not sure if you’re a dentist, but you know you can identify a person’s race by the bacteria in their mouth.

[therajraj]

Culture etched on our DNA says researcher

Culture etched on our DNA more than previously known, research suggests

[EyeDentist]

@therajraj

The left despises white males

First, that is a silly thing to say. Are there lefties who feel that way? Sure. Do all lefties feel that way? Not even close. Is feeling that way a defining characteristic of being a lefty? C’mon.

Further, those relatively few lefties who do ‘despise white males’ and ‘blame them for all their problems’ do not share my views, so they are not germane to my assertion.

@therajraj

I live with it because I think if demographics continue to radically change white tribalism will grow and lead to a much worse future for America especially minorities.

So, you support white tribalism as a hedge against worse white tribalism? That seems perverse, to put it mildly.

@therajraj

I’m not sure if you’re a dentist

I am not a dentist.

@therajraj

but you know you can identify a person’s race by the bacteria in their mouth.

I’m not sure if this is true, or what it’s significance is supposed to be, but ok.

[EyeDentist]

@therajraj

Culture etched on our DNA says researcher

This is called epigenetics. It is not a new idea. Nor does it have anything to do with race per se. From your link:

“Different racial and ethnic groups tend to follow different diets, live in neighborhoods with varying levels of poverty and pollution, and are more or less likely to smoke. DNA methylation can reflect these subtle cultural and environmental differences.”

The author’s assertions notwithstanding, such findings are entirely consistent with race as a sociocultural construct.

Further, there is currently deep disagreement over the extent to which epigenetic changes can affect germline-cell DNA expression (so-called transgenerational epigenetic inheritance).

In short, you are getting way out over your skis here.

[Aragorn]

@therajraj

2. You haven’t refuted my argument that holding the belief that race = social construct is anti-science.[/quote]

You didn’t make an _argument _. There’s nothing to refute because you stated a declared opinion, not an argument in any form and certainly not any evidence.

Seriously, what the fuck.

If you’re just going to direct these pithy posts in my direction don’t bother.

They have more substance than practically all of yours out together. Of course, I am unsurprised that you are blind to it.

[therajraj]

@Aragorn

You didn’t make an _argument _.

My argument: believing race is a social construct is an anti-science position as demonstrated in medicine. Race plays a role in determining

1. what diseases we are most susceptible to (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/health/05gene.html?_r=1&ref=nicholaswade&pagewanted=print)

2. Bone Marrow transplants (Bone Marrow Transplants: When Race Is an Issue - TIME)

3. bacteria in our mouth (Oral bacteria create a 'fingerprint' in your mouth)

4. antibodies (Scientists find ethnicity linked to antibodies)

These are just a few. I also gave this example earlier:

[quote]
Imagine if this belief found it’s way into medicine? People would be improperly treated and in many cases die if the doctor didn’t take into account the patient’s race. I can see the future, soon people will be calling Sphygmomanometers ‘culturally biased’ because they show different races have different blood pressure levels on average. [/quote]

[therajraj]

I guess the Russia stuff is probably dead if even liberal rags are fighting over it

The Great Russian Debate: Are They Helping Trump?

[SkyzykS]

@EyeDentist

In short, you are getting way out over your skis here.

In this figure of speech are they water skis or snow skis?

I’m just curious because I don’t get much from someone being dragged by a boat, but I do love seeing someone go rag dolling down a mountain.

[EyeDentist]

@SkyzykS

In this figure of speech are they water skis or snow skis?

I’m just curious because I don’t get much from someone being dragged by a boat, but I do love seeing someone go rag dolling down a mountain.

Ya know, I’ve always assumed it was snow skis, but I honestly can’t say for sure. I’ll ask the Magic Google Box and get back to you.

Edit: The MGB seems to assume it refers to snow skiing, but failed to yield a definitive link on the subject.

[SkyzykS]

@EyeDentist

Ya know, I’ve always assumed it was snow skis, but I honestly can’t say for sure. I’ll ask the Magic Google Box and get back to you.

I checked Quora and they trace it back to snow skiing, by way of stock market nomenclature that transitioned from their hobbies to the trade, then into common use.

On a note related to this spur of the thread- I’ve noticed a lot more african americans tend toward snowboarding. I don’t think its genetic though. It’s just way cooler.