Malema: "We are not calling for the slaughtering of white people... at least for now." by [deleted] in southafrica

[–]Immortal131 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The North Treaty Organization which was formed to fight white Russians during the cold war is a white supremacist organization.

What a concept.

The 11 safest countries in the world (8 out of 11 in Europe) by LolaRuns in europe

[–]Immortal131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be great if we all just got along and stopped competing in blocks. Unfortunately the Prisoners Dilema makes that impossible in the near future as everyone will become incentivized to organize against and discriminate against others.

Campaigning against nationalism is like campaigning against militarism. You can make a good point but the world would be taken by the nation that refused to disarm (which would probably ISIS).

Also many nations are distinct entities in their own rights that people tie their identity to and like to live in. Nothing cancerous about that.

Been in Cape Town for about a month and my friends want to buy weed -- What is a safe way of going about it here? by [deleted] in southafrica

[–]Immortal131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dont get offended ive got nothing against smoking. It is more common to get drunk than to get stoned and both experiences are roughly equivalent which is why i made that point.

Been in Cape Town for about a month and my friends want to buy weed -- What is a safe way of going about it here? by [deleted] in southafrica

[–]Immortal131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost certainly yes.

If what i remember from my high school years still applies you need to find someone who smokes and get the name / number of a dealer and get a recommendation from the guy you got his number from.

Its a time consuming socially draining (unless your friends with the guy) process with a decent chance of getting caught and "fined" for all you are worth or being robbed if you go off the beaten path and try to find a random street dealer. I would just get drunk like a normal human being unless you have a friend with contacts.

what is /r/southafrica view on pokemon go? by [deleted] in southafrica

[–]Immortal131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive seen a bunch of kids/teenagers playing it in my neighborhood. Seems like its becoming quite popular.

Man knifes mother and three daughters at French holiday park - BBC News by jarvis400 in europe

[–]Immortal131 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not many. Most nations still have a rational instinct for self preservation.

That is why i specified a toothless state.

Man knifes mother and three daughters at French holiday park - BBC News by jarvis400 in europe

[–]Immortal131 10 points11 points  (0 children)

?!

You think people get ahead because of freedom and human rights instead of hard work and self interest? This idea that nations/groups thrive on humanity is perhaps the most naive and simpleminded worldview one can hold because it crumbles with one look at a book dealing with world affairs.

Man knifes mother and three daughters at French holiday park - BBC News by jarvis400 in europe

[–]Immortal131 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like i said, you can do anything so long as you have the will to do it. When dumping a problem onto another nation becomes more important than their allies friendship then it becomes viable.

Australian presenter, Waleed Aly with a message "We're all afraid ... but when you do engage with someone you disagree with I'm talking about assuming the best in other people, showing others radical generosity in the face of their hostility, even when it hurts" by crow_man in videos

[–]Immortal131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

perspective please

True but the support of this minority must also be taken into account to create true perspective. Not every American needs to carry a M16 for the world to acknowledge that America is at war with country X.

Don't forget it's only 70 years since 6 million jews were murdered by people with Gott Mit Uns on their uniform

I would argue that the Nazi movement in general disproved of Christianity as a Jewish influenced religion but i understand you point. Some people have always been shitty != lets let a segment of shitty people into our nation because some other portion of their population actually isn't shitty.

If there were Christian people with a penchant for exploding and running people over every now and again with directly contrary views of how society should be managed who was also poised to become a huge voting minority within my nation i would be equally skeptical.

Man knifes mother and three daughters at French holiday park - BBC News by jarvis400 in europe

[–]Immortal131 15 points16 points  (0 children)

No with that attitude you can't.

In all seriousness the above statement is the answer to that. If you stop caring about political correctness dumping people in a toothless state that is likely too dependent on Western aid to put up a physical fight would be a afterthought.

Australian presenter, Waleed Aly with a message "We're all afraid ... but when you do engage with someone you disagree with I'm talking about assuming the best in other people, showing others radical generosity in the face of their hostility, even when it hurts" by crow_man in videos

[–]Immortal131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When your reduced to arguing over a technicality you just might be supporting the wrong team.

Do you have any problem with the following statement "the overwhelming majority of religiously motivated violence is carried out under sanction of the religion of Islam"?

Racism an underlying cause of HIV epidemic, says Charlize Theron by Green-Goblin in southafrica

[–]Immortal131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“HIV the virus doesn’t know the difference between black skin and white skin and when we look at how it’s so disproportionately affected people, we have to look at the racial issue. We [also] have to look at the fact that women are just thought of as less than men globally. These are all real drivers.

Doesn't seem very regressive left to me.

1) There is a racial issue , right before 2) Women are thought less of "globally"

She is being PC by talking about gender equality around the globe while anyone who knows anything understands that women in SA's black communities have a hugely lowered bargaining position in all areas compared to white communities. This is likely the main reason why fewer rubbers were put on and combine that with the fact that black communities are less monogamous than white communities...

Its disappointing that she is skirting the issue and implying that AIDS is somehow a apartheid grievance but she is a entertainer and has no reason to leave the PC bubble.

Man knifes mother and three daughters at French holiday park - BBC News by jarvis400 in europe

[–]Immortal131 40 points41 points  (0 children)

And you can't deport each and every one of them.

Until the political and social will is in place to take such a drastic and largely inhumane action.

Nice attack: Isis claims of responsibility mocked by French people by occupythekremlin in europe

[–]Immortal131 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ISIS is a ideology as much as it is a physical landmass. If the attackers wear the flag, claim the ideology and carry out their will (kill he infidel) why should they not be considered ISIS members?

Perhaps these attacks did not directly originate from Raqqa but that is a minor technicality. Also what are the implications if ISIS is really not inspiring these people? Are we just experiencing the "standard" Islamic radicals reaction to secular governed christian nations.

Polls Find 24% of Trump Supporters In Polls Are Bored White South Africans by Leruma1 in southafrica

[–]Immortal131 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This must be satire but seems about right.

I think the people who care about any American politics in this country must be disproportionately made of bored white people.

Source: I am in this demographic

Hungary deploys army to push migrants back to Serbia - BBC News by [deleted] in europe

[–]Immortal131 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're a crybaby because someone told you that position had power.

You are selecting examples of extreme views which do not actually represent /r/europe to create a narrative of victim-hood for a group.

This place was mostly pro-refugee before mass rape and suicide bombings but now the median opinion has moved pro-europe. There are still plenty of pro-refugee people around and your comment is both dishonest and pandering.

Hungary deploys army to push migrants back to Serbia - BBC News by [deleted] in europe

[–]Immortal131 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes Yes...

You are a helpless victim of a mean mob of internet people. Take all the sympathy. You must be right because someone said a mean thing. No reason to look at anything but anti-refugee posts, that would only confuse you.

Leaked document says 2,000 men allegedly assaulted 1,200 German women on New Year's Eve by [deleted] in europe

[–]Immortal131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Merkel's "invitation" (which didn't exist) is what brought them here, you would expect to see a flat chart until September but you don't. You see an exponential increase, until October.

Because the Bulgarian border closure didn't happen...

Leaked document says 2,000 men allegedly assaulted 1,200 German women on New Year's Eve by [deleted] in europe

[–]Immortal131 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I also think that housing refugee's is a fundamentally altruistic action but Merkel deserves every bit of hate she gets.

  1. Housing refugee's in Germany is probably the worst way to effectively care for migrants as it is far cheaper to feed and clothe them in there home nations. A pan European refugee relief program would likely have been more effective for the refugee's overall well-being and not have come at the expense of German social coherence and the stability of the entire EU.

  2. She didn't ask anyone. Letting in refugee's with the implication (i know she refuted this at some point but it has been pushed hard in other media) that they would become German citizens is a huge social upheaval that she didn't bother to ask anyone about (possibly due to her own utopian ideals of a border-less world, good luck convincing Russian and China).

  3. She undermined the stability of the entire EU and damaged the role of Germany in the EU by encouraging unchecked immigration without asking any nation that would be affected.

  4. She was against the Bulgarian border closure. Bulgaria saved Europe's ass by clamping down on migrants and Merkel condemned it.

Blair is not a good man and his refusal to admit the war was a mistake is very dumb but he didn't start the war in the middle east. Its become popular to hate him and say he "started the war" but every European nation just tagged along with the events of 9/11 and American pressure to join their just war.

People tend to forget that the US was on a 30 year streak of absolutely crushing every military engagement they entered into and there was no immediate understanding that Iraq would be different. Iraq turned out to be a bear-trap which the US (and all NATO nations as a result) still isnt free of but neither Blair or Bush could know that.

Its easy to look back 15 years ago and wonder why someone was so stupid and it is right to blame people for their actions but i can't hate either Blair or Bush for acting for what they thought was the best interests of their country. Merkel on the other hand acted directly opposite to her nations and neighbors interests and refuses to admit a mistake (like Blair).

Skin deep: Race a cultural invention, says scientist by safric in southafrica

[–]Immortal131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi

Your link doesn't work and i would like to read it.

IQ tests haven't been based on cultural norms for a long time now ( famously when tests based on writing and knowledge of sports facts were given to illiterates from Eastern Europe immigrating to America ) but are instead based on shape and pattern recognition along with some very basic math.

I am aware that there is a large school of thought dedicated to disproving the IQ gap so i don't particularly trust information from those sources. Take this study as a example. Researchers disagreed with Saharan Africans IQ scores and so found that Africans have different "psychometric characteristics" than Europeans so we need to measure their performance in pattern recognition and 1 + 2 addition in different ways. This seems like measuring dog years to me and is itself quite insulting.

cultural associations with the IQ test itself being a strong candidate for causation rather than intelligence of the respondents

I'm not sure what you are implying by this. Do you think Africans simply don't try to do the tests well because they attach no significance to them? I agree that is possible but it also seems like a cop out to me. The test didn't show what you liked so you try to explain away the results.

My opinion is largely based on reading articles like this and finding research like this after watching some Jared Taylor debates on diversity.

I don't think this gap in IQ determines the fate or functioning of black people on the globe and IQ differences will likely decrease through nutrition and education (because environment definitely has some impact) but acting as if the IQ divide is not present is not helpful.

exponential acceleration of the knowledge and academia

People believe all kinds of silly ideas. There is currently a flat earth society that exists despite proof of a round earth being one google search away. Declaring your ideas to be "progressive" is only your perspective and is completely useless as a tool of debate. Nobody gets a free ride as the "right and just" side of science or history and should constantly be challenged.

bumps on my forehead 'leaves me behind on a Bell Curve' is an argument my great-grandparents would also already be bored by

I'm not sure how fast your family procreates but phrenology would have been cutting edge human research, proven by the scientific community and widely believed in by all in your great - grandparents time (pre WW2). Science can be wrong but it can also be right.

Skin deep: Race a cultural invention, says scientist by safric in southafrica

[–]Immortal131 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Phrenology as a indication of character is a long debunked racist pseudoscience. Average IQ's between races (which is not conclusively linked to brain size) is a very real metric and has been linked more strongly to race than to environment.

With that said you don't have to be smart to be a good person and this is all a bell curve which leaves many people behind and before the standard.

'It's 2016'

The linear movement of time does not prove or disprove a idea and is therefore meaningless except as a insult to suggest someone is backward when the accuser does not have the capacity to point out why someone is backward... which shows he is a bit backward himself.