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I came across an article that might interest you. It was published in the Spring 2006 edition of the Journal of Economic Perspectives and was written by an Emeritus Professor of Economics at Harvard named David S. Landes. The title of the article is "Why Europe and the West? Why Not China?". It speaks of European superiority since the 1500s and the inversion that is bringing Asia to the front, ahead of Europe and North America.

Make a list of advances that have been made by aboriginal people from Africa, Australia, North America, and South America during the past 500 years, it will be a short list.

I don't understand why aboriginal? Many aussie and USA people have European heritage.

I think that the point is that the aboriginal peoples of those four continents haven't contributed to the advancement of human kind nearly to the degree that Europeans and people of European ancestry have. Europeans explored and colonized, to one degree or another, the rest of the habitable continents. They brought technology, religion, governmental organized, etc. I'm not saying that aboriginal people haven't suffered because of their technological inferiority, but in most cases they weren't able to stand up to European expansion and have embraced more European ways than they have rejected.

We build civilizations, and we can annihilate them just as well when pushed to it. God may have created all men equal, but we have sure as hell done more with what He gave us than the rest of the world put together, and those who want us gone have no idea what they are asking for. Some small part of me would like to see them get it.

That's why the US had rescue them 2x from Hitler

It's more of a philosophical debate. The different groups developed their societies differently based on their environmental conditions and needs, all successful in their own right. Civilisation and technology are deemed to be "superior" and allowing the others to be judged and "technology shamed" - just another type of prejudice.

Really, who is the better? The Australian aboriginals survived extremely well in a largely harsh environment for 60,000 years, with a snake as their god. They didn't have the "genocidal" fights that the eastern religious crew did, and continue to. The aborigines were far more "civilised" and had a respect for others and their natural resources.

According to evolution we all come from a group of survivors in Africa. According to popular Christian religion we all came from a man cloned and an incestuous relationship that kicked things off.

Golly......those poor bastards with out high interest credit card debt....studen loans......working endless hours to make Warren Buffet richer.


Not being owned by Wall Street, big business and the banks?


Those poor bastards....

Here’s why, “Guns, Germs & Steel” some guy wrote a pretty good book documenting it. Google it probably on YouTube also.

Threads like this are why I choose to use my real name.



(not saying a damn word)



Buncha fricken racist mofo'rs.



lol

You got an F in history, didn't you?

So Mr White European, what great advances have you personally made, or are you just riding the coattails?

I got put in charge of a global team effort where I have about about 60 people each from America, Europe and Asia

Without question, the Europeans are the most self entitled lazy bastards I've dealt with in awhile. Throwing attitude at me because I had the nerve to ask them why they were a week late on their deadlines after we notified them 6 weeks, 4 weeks and 2 weeks before it was due. I've been dealing with them all week. They think Americans are too focused on work because we won't sit in a cafe over espresso and talk politics for 2 hours before we start our day.

The American's have their issues but at least they are willing to put in the time to get it done before it becomes critical. and if they are late its because they are busy on other projects.

The Asians are ok, if you spell out what has to be done and when at very basic levels without ambiguity they will deliver, but you can't count on them to fill in the blanks on their own.

Well, once from Hitler, & the other time some other Kraut.

But yeah, I get your drift.

They've snubbed us many times after that, & I think Mr. Trump, finally, after all these years, said fugg them.

Ever hear the saying.... Which part of Europe are you from, the part whose azz we kicked or the part whose azz we saved?

to what?

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Read the article, agree or disagree, I happen to think that he makes a strong case.

No, I haven't personally contributed to the advancement of human kind, have you?

Some of the women are sort of pretty, and the breads are good.

WTF?

Does buying a 6.5 Creedmoor count?