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Precisely. To take it a step further, I think it's important to have both male and female role models for those children as well (even only children). And any couple of any mix (or even single parents) can provide those role models through means such as extended family, coaches, etc.

Well said as always, comrade Kay!

Ugh......... And this is just reflective of a bigger problem at large in this country. People have lost trust in institutions that are the bedrock of our society.

With all due respect, you sound like this guy when you refer to the all-encompassing, omnipresent boogeyman otherwise known as "they":

I was thinking that too and I tend to agree. There is almost a cultural aversion to the family unit. Study after study after study shows how much an intact family unit has on the success of offspring. I'm not saying that connecting reparations to CRT at some level is right or wrong. All I'm saying is that you're the one making these connections and jumping to these conclusions without any direct basis in fact. That makes it difficult to have a concrete discussion. I'm not trying to be a jerk or abrasive. There just isn't much to respond to.

I think you nailed it. The reason why those groups perform at a higher level is because of culture! Jewish and East Asian culture both place a tremendous amount of focus on academic achievement. Jews have been discriminated against for centuries for being more successful on average because of this and other cultural reasons. But we also have to be careful about the flip side of that coin. Some people might chalk up the academic disparity along demographic lines only to culture and forego any genuine structural issues that are holding certain groups back. I believe fixing the problem will require a comprehensive approach, and one that does not involve deconstructing one subculture for the benefit of another. It doesn't have to be a zero-sum game. Ditto.

Incredible oversimplification, tbh. There's a history to it that has absolutely nothing to do with seeking reparations. Like, I can see why you might predict such an eventuality (i.e., reparations) and how CRT could impact that. But to say it's intrinsic to CRT is conjecture and conspiracy.

Well, I think that that part is obvious. There is no irony in the anti-white sentiments. The idea of my mentioning Asians and Jews is how it doesn't comport with the idea that whites are at the top of the hierarchy in all fields. I think it's ironic that, in search of equality for people of color, CRT opens the door to discrimination against people of color.

Good morning Bill. I think this is a great point. Going by group, Asians and Jews perform above the academic norm for whites on average afaik. If the system is inherently rigged for the supremacy of whites of European ancestry, then CRT advocates might be forced to come up with reasons as to why Asians and Jews would be performing better than whites. Reasons like cheating. In other words, rather ironically CRT can open the door to anti-Semitism and anti-Asian sentiment. I happen to have serious doubts about CRT because they toss to the side many things that I hold in high regard in search of an otherwise noble objective.

So we shouldn't be teaching evolution and general relativity because they are theories?

"I can still kick any of your asses with both hands behind my back. Try me."

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Sorry you were having problems. No worries.

It's one or the other, unless you think they are equivalent. I'm not sure why you are so afraid of answering a pretty direct question.

Okay. So you’re saying the Chinese have more economic freedom than Americans?

I meant like... the degree to which individuals can make economic choices within a society or country, under their laws, etc. The parameters that define economic freedom are pointless if there are no players making choices within those parameters, like people and businesses. It's kind of built into the definition (as I thought I understood it, anyway). Here's a definition written by The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank: Economic freedom is the fundamental right of every human to control his or her own labor and property. In an economically free society, individuals are free to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way they please. In economically free societies, governments allow labor, capital, and goods to move freely, and refrain from coercion or constraint of liberty beyond the extent necessary to protect and maintain liberty itself. Obviously, neither country is perfectly economically free according to the above definition, and both have restrictions and regulations governing economic choices. And I know you're saying that China is winning, but I'm still trying to find out which country's government allows, for example, labor, capital, and goods to move more freely in your opinion. Do the Chinese have more control over their own labor and property than Americans do? Are the Chinese more free to work, produce, consume, and invest than Americans are?

Just a reminder, but you literally used the term "economic freedom" in a sentence in the post you are quoting: That's your own, original thought with your own word choice. In order to make such a statement, one must have a working definition of economic freedom. So either you have a definition of economic freedom and you are just being difficult, or you don't have a definition and are making uninformed claims.

One of my favorite discussions to have about football is the evolution of the game at the NFL level over the last 2 decades. There are enough variables in play that it's difficult to narrow it down to one reason above all others.

Haha, very clever! Let me finish what I'm doing with Over 29 before I let you go ahead and do the same with me

And so again I ask you not for the recent trends, but for the overall position of each country with respect to economic freedom: which country has more economic freedom, at this moment in time? China or the US?

In which country do citizens have more economic freedom with less state intervention? China or the US?

If China is winning, it certainly isn't because their government sits back and lets private enterprise do its thing... 🤔

Which party is about combating wealth inequality and taxing the uber rich again? And which party loves tax cuts for billionaires?

I'm not so sure about the House, but retaking the Senate looks difficult in 2022 at this point. Afaik, there are 5 Republican incumbents who are not running for re-election, and two more on the fence (Grassley and Johnson). All Democrats but one are running (Leahy). Until I looked at it more closely I kind of assumed the Senate was a longshot to hold, but it's actually looking like the opposite. The Pennsylvania and North Carolina seats are probably the most likely seats to change in the entire race, if anything is going to change at all.

Same here. Thanks for the heads up House. I think the kid can do some good things this year.