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On Dec 12, 12:02*am, "Peter Webb"
wrote: Most of the criminals in jails in the US are black. The rate of criminality amongst white Americans is not that different to the rate of criminality of white Belgians, or to the OECD average. Unlike Belgium, the US has a large According to the figures publicly available 33% of the jail population is white. That would still be 2.5 times higher than Belgium and France, not counting the fact the minority factor also plays a role here (arabs, because that where most of the immigration comes from). Adjusting for that factor would leave us wit a 3.5 to 4 multiplier for the US white male. You guys never stop to amaze me with your logic: your media loves to comment on France being on the edge of implosion because of its muslim ethnic minority and yet, for some reason, they manage to jail less and have generally safer cities. black subculture where criminality is tolerated, and that is where the Well, obviously it isn't tolerated since they end up in jail... Or do I miss something? Should they all be in jail? criminals overwhelmingly come from. And nor is this because US blacks are generally poorer and economically disadvantaged; the demographics of US Latinos is very similar to US blacks, but Latinos far smaller rate of criminality. What are "Latinos" anyway? How did that ever become a separate ethnic group? Ah, yes, I remember Spanish and Portuguese colonists. While far from perfect, they did indeed mix with the local population. That wasn't an option in the North as the locals were, for all practical purposes, promptly exterminated by the WASPs. It is specifically within the black subculture. In their genes? By decision of God? The Supreme Court? Are they just evil? |
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On Dec 12, 7:41*am, "Peter Webb"
wrote: incarceration rates as a proxy for levels of criminality; there are many other things going on. Agreed, and your responses are reasonable indeed. In any case, that was only one of the three possible scenarios after wsnel painted himself in a corner. Quadibloc is way too clever to become trapped that way ;-) No, I said it was cultural, and it is. There are no racial genetic based biases to criminality of which I am aware, and it isn't divine or anything else you mention. There are black subcultures where theft is tolerated and even admired, just as their are Islamic subcultures where terrorism is tolerated or even admired. That's one point of view. Looking at it from another angle, I guess one could say that "wars against evil" are outlets for our terrorist pulsions. And that investment banking is the part of our subculture were thieves were most admired. Blair's latest interview is quite enlightening btw. |
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On Dec 12, 8:48 am, Pierre Vandevenne wrote:
On Dec 12, 2:25 pm, wrote: Probably about 0.76 %, considering the number of repeat offenders. And BTW, we call ourselves "Americans" because we refer to the place we live, our homeland, as "America." Your constant and childish use of the term "USians" is offensive. It's just a demonym (no connection with demons). AFAIC, there are Canadians, USians, Panameans, etc... You may call me a Anura Borealis if you want, it will not offend me. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=USian Your continued use of the term says all that any reasonable, logical and respectable person needs to know about you. Quadibloc is not clever at all. Well, while I often disagree with him on political issues, I do respect his intelligence. Not surprising. Even among lower forms of life there is still a hierarchy. |
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On 13 déc, 18:08, wrote:
You may call me a Anura Borealis if you want, it will not offend me. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=USian Oh, do you know the meaning of the word "sometimes"? Now, I know that if you were poorly fed as a kid http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5023829 you could suffer from several deficiencies but "sometimes" is an easy word, isn't it? |
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On Dec 13, 9:23 pm, Pierre Vandevenne wrote:
On 13 déc, 18:08, wrote: You may call me a Anura Borealis if you want, it will not offend me. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=USian Oh, do you know the meaning of the word "sometimes"? Now, I know that if you were poorly fed as a kid http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5023829 NPR is biased and generally anti-American. The "P" should stand for "Propaganda." Here, read this: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/da...on_in_Belgium/ you could suffer from several deficiencies but "sometimes" is an easy word, isn't it? There is really no reason to coin a term such as "USian" except as a pejorative, and that certainly seems to be your reason for using it. I remind you that your country was liberated the American military, but perhaps you or your ancestors got along well with your German occupiers. That might explain your attitude. |
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On Dec 14, 6:19*am, wrote:
There is really no reason to coin a term such as "USian" except as a pejorative, You're mostly right, but in his native language, "America" refers to the Americas, not just to the United States of America - so presumably whatever bad things he is saying about the U.S., he does not want to offend Brazilians or Mexicans or Chileans by having them think he is including them as well. John Savard |
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On Dec 14, 11:22 am, Quadibloc wrote:
On Dec 14, 6:19 am, wrote: There is really no reason to coin a term such as "USian" except as a pejorative, You're mostly right, I am completely correct. but in his native language, "America" refers to the Americas, Then he should put a "the" in front of "Americas" so that he doesn't confuse himself, or others who are equally inept at reading things in context. not just to the United States of America - so presumably whatever bad things he is saying about the U.S., If he wants to stick to facts and be fair, balanced and admit that his little country has its own shortcomings, then fine. But back-handed insults such as calling Americans "USians" are childish in the extreme. I could point out that if the entire world were as densely populated as Belgium, it would have something on the order of 50 BILLION people. (That would be 50 followed by nine zeros for those who would rather criticize American English, than to learn it.) he does not want to offend Brazilians or Mexicans or Chileans by having them think he is including them as well. There is certainly plenty to criticize about those countries, but that wouldn't be PC. So he'll just go about offending Americans instead. If he is so concerned about the human condition, then he should start with the self-inflicted problems that other countries have, where there is much room for improvement. |
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