You need to work on your sense of humor, Ab.

(March 5, 2016 at 12:52 pm)Minimalist Wrote: You need to work on your sense of humor, Ab.

There are things that rather make me yawn than laugh. This Hitler stuff crops up at every corner at any given occasion.

(March 5, 2016 at 9:06 am)paulpablo Wrote: I don't know what the Stanford Binet tests are, I just used a google search to find the results.  They seemed like they might be accurate to me because I thought the results are pretty much reflected in other signs of IQ. 

Stanford-Binet is the test with which IQ is determined.

Me, I think you're using IQ and intelligence interchangeably when they are not the same thing at all.

(March 5, 2016 at 9:06 am)paulpablo Wrote: Like Asian countries are at the top, Asians earn more than most in America, tend to do better in school, Asian countries have a history of innovation when it comes to language and inventions and so on, high life expectancy, low crime rate.
  In comparison to say, the lower countries on the chart like Ethiopia with huge levels of poverty, high crime rate, corruption, high illiteracy, not much recent innovation in terms of technology.
A lot of these differences can obviously be put down to purely economic differences but I'd be willing to bet that the differences in economy can be put down to how a country performs in ways that can be expressed through intelligence, like technology, arts, finance, law, language and so on.
I'm not saying the results are all perfect or that they are due to genetics either.

I think your analysis is deeply flawed because it makes no mention of things like natural resources, location on trade routes, history of the locale where the nation is and many other factors that have absolutely nothing to do with the native intelligence of the people living there.

(March 5, 2016 at 4:05 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:

(March 4, 2016 at 9:04 pm)scoobysnack Wrote: As for being racist, I don't think he's racist, but if you want to think that banning illegal immigrants is racism, then it makes sense you would say so.

In case you're uninformed about it, and you obviously are,

Trumpelstilskin Wrote:When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.

Fuck him.  He's a racist prick.  If you support him, you're supporting his racism.

No he's not racist. Nothing he has said is racist. People have been so dumbed down, that they confuse nations with race. It's all about people flawed perceptions. People say well he said this, but according to my perception, he insinuating this, therefore what he really said is code word for this, etc. It reminds me of this stupid video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDW1R9OmOr0

Actually, by expanding his comments from Mexicans to immigrants from all Latin American countries, he goes beyond being against a single nationality -- which is a bigotry in itself -- to racism, which is a specialized form of bigotry.

Simply because you refuse to see it doesn't mean it isn't there. It just means you're blind to it.

(March 5, 2016 at 3:45 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Actually, by expanding  his comments from Mexicans to immigrants from all Latin American countries, he goes beyond being against a single nationality -- which is a bigotry in itself -- to racism, which is a specialized form of bigotry.

Simply because you refuse to see it doesn't mean it isn't there. It just means you're blind to it.

Regardless, whether it is racism or broader bigotry, it's disgusting and not a quality I personally want to see in a head of state.

(March 5, 2016 at 3:45 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Actually, by expanding  his comments from Mexicans to immigrants from all Latin American countries, he goes beyond being against a single nationality -- which is a bigotry in itself -- to racism, which is a specialized form of bigotry.

Simply because you refuse to see it doesn't mean it isn't there. It just means you're blind to it.

If he said latinos are bad people and criminals or that black people are the scum of the earth, that would be racist. I've heard some say that because he says all lives matter instead of black lives matter, he's racist against black people. It's completely backwards. And this is all people talk about, since identity is what matters most to the left. 

I can't sneak into Canada or Mexico and expect what we allow immigrants to do that come across our borders.

(March 5, 2016 at 4:30 pm)scoobysnack Wrote: I can't sneak into Canada or Mexico and expect what we allow immigrants to do that come across our borders.

That's right. It looks like the Mexicans are the real Xenophobes.

MEXICO’S IMMIGRATION LAW:
Mexico’s Immigration Law
(General Law on Population)
1999


• Mexico welcomes only foreigners who will be useful to Mexican society:
– Foreigners are admitted into Mexico “according to their possibilities of contributing to national progress.” (Article 32)
– Immigration officials must “ensure” that “immigrants will be useful elements for the country and that they have the necessary funds for their sustenance” and for their dependents. (Article 34)
– Foreigners may be barred from the country if their presence upsets “the equilibrium of the national demographics,” when foreigners are deemed detrimental to “economic or national interests,” when they do not behave like good citizens in their own country, when they have broken Mexican laws, and when “they are not found to be physically or mentally healthy.” (Article 37)
– The Secretary of Governance may “suspend or prohibit the admission of foreigners when he determines it to be in the national interest.” (Article 38)
• Mexican authorities must keep track of every single person in the country:
– Federal, local and municipal police must cooperate with federal immigration authorities upon request, i.e., to assist in the arrests of illegal immigrants. (Article 73)
– A National Population Registry keeps track of “every single individual who comprises the population of the country,” and verifies each individual’s identity. (Articles 85 and 86)
– A national Catalog of Foreigners tracks foreign tourists and immigrants (Article 87), and assigns each individual with a unique tracking number (Article 91).

• Foreigners with fake papers, or who enter the country under false pretenses, may be imprisoned:
– Foreigners with fake immigration papers may be fined or imprisoned. (Article 116)
– Foreigners who sign government documents “with a signature that is false or different from that which he normally uses” are subject to fine and imprisonment. (Article 116)

• Foreigners who fail to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and/or imprisoned as felons:
– Foreigners who fail to obey a deportation order are to be punished. (Article 117)
– Foreigners who are deported from Mexico and attempt to re-enter the country without authorization can be imprisoned for up to 10 years. (Article 118)
– Foreigners who violate the terms of their visa may be sentenced to up to six years in prison (Articles 119, 120 and 121). Foreigners who misrepresent the terms of their visa while in Mexico — such as working with out a permit — can also be imprisoned.

• Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on Population says,
– “A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred to five thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country illegally.” (Article 123)
– Foreigners with legal immigration problems may be deported from Mexico instead of being imprisoned. (Article 125)
– Foreigners who “attempt against national sovereignty or security” will be deported. (Article 126)

• Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are themselves considered criminals under the law:
– A Mexican who marries a foreigner with the sole objective of helping the foreigner live in the country is subject to up to five years in prison. (Article 127)
– Shipping and airline companies that bring undocumented foreigners into Mexico will be fined. (Article 132)

https://factreal.wordpress.com/2010/05/0...e-tougher/

*Sigh*

No.

(March 5, 2016 at 5:09 pm)Spooky Wrote: *Sigh*

No.

What are you saying no to?