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Wabi Sabi's avatar

Also so many brilliant people turn out to be Jewish, ethnically, I’m always amazed to find out some other person is Jewish. Some groups of Jewish people apparently have IQs one standard deviation higher on average than other groups of people. Chinese type Asians having the highest IQs if looking at larger groups. Maybe because of persecution and the fact that the female members of Jewish families were educated as well as the male members, long before many other groups educated their girls…

Niall McLaren's avatar

The question of how bright Jewish people are is irrelevant to the question of whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza for the express purpose of dominating the region. There are strong sociological reasons why Jews perform well in certain fields. I am singularly unconvinced by IQ studies, e.g. Eysenck, Jensen etc. If they're so bright, how come they can't see the simple truth that domination produces resistance?

Julian Connelly's avatar

Looking forward to your ideas about how we can reduce the wealth (and therefore power) of the billionaires

Reginald Duquesnoy's avatar

A fine take, as it goes. May I take exception, Sir, with your qualification of Cuba as an "opera bouffe" entity, a small island, yes, but of Heroes , in my book. And secondly your belief that in Australia you don't take that 'sort of shit," undermines your own "critical" position. Your country absolutely wallows in it, it was built on it. The only perfect 100% genocide was truly achieved in Tasmania, but only partially, 95%, achieved on the mainland. One more effort and you are there, following your master's command. You have met your enemy...and it US, i.e. you. Do not bite the hand that feeds you!

Niall McLaren's avatar

Opera bouffe refers to the idea that Cuba is a danger to the US, Could have been clearer. Yes, Cuba has resisted Yankee oppression for 70yrs.

The "sort of shit" refers to the ludicrous slogans on the walls of the school room.

Not sure how Aboriginal Australians fit in, I worked with them for years.

Wabi Sabi's avatar

“unprovoked Israeli-US attacks on Iran in June last year“ - are you unaware of the “Death to Israel and Death to America” chants of the Islamic Fundamentalist Government of Iran? Seems you are unaware that Iran (though Shia) funds the Sunni terrorist group of Hamas as well as the Shia terrorist groups of Hezbollah and Houthi’s. Are you aware of their eschatological beliefs that after a war that destroys Israel they will bring in a global Caliphate? You claim Trump suffers from dementia…..

Niall McLaren's avatar

Read Article 2 (4) of the UN Charter again. And have you seen the many videos of Israeli children swarming through the Palestinian quarters of Israeli cities screaming "death to the Arabs" while army and police stand by to protect them?

As occupied peoples, Palestinians have the right of armed resistance under international law. As the occupying power, Israel is prohibited from imposing reprisals.

Are you aware that after Second Coming, evangelical Christians believe Jews will all go to hell? are you aware that after the Judaic messiah comes, Jews will rule the world?