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Mary Anne — (archived)

In this thread:

You tied illiteracy to intelligence. To wit:

One can casually extrapolate IQ scores from such illiteracy rates by comparing them to IQs of illiterates in the US or where folks are tested.

Incidentally, you make me laugh when you cite figures gathered by UNESCO. Why is it that the UN is credible only when you want to quote their statistics to support your point?

You claimed that the Germans in post-WWII Germany, from which your parents emigrated, were on a par with Allied occupiers in a comparison of (fictional) IQ scores. You claimed that the Iraqis and the Afghanis are 30 IQ points below the Americans. To wit:

In 1945 the average IQ of the German was generally higher than that of the US occupiers. The average IQ of the japanese was at parity with the US occupiers. Guess what we're looking at in Iraq or Afghanistan?

Yep - a thirty point spread in most cases. And no, its not in favor of the Afghans or Iraqis.

And now you claim that you aren't trying to say that the Iraqis are your inferiors? No, not much. Only less intelligent. We'll be hearing about social Darwinism and the White Man's Burden next.

Yes, I admit it: I am trying to put words in your mouth. They're yours.

Regards--
Mary Anne

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