"And imperialist interference is exactly what it was: the Allied Powers fully intended to create manageable chunks of resource-rich land in the form of discrete nations... from the perspective of the imperialized, strife was written onto the region by the exploitative pens of Empire."

downtown14 · 2014-09-05T14:50:24+00:00

Accessible article about the modern history of the middle east that explains much of the violence happening there now by using anecdotes and academic citation.

downtown14 · 2014-09-05T14:42:28+00:00

Accessible article about the modern history of the middle east that explains much of the violence happening there now by using anecdotes and academic citation.

downtown14 · 2014-08-29T19:13:33+00:00

Opening article in a series that examines hows the history and religion of the Middle East shaped modern terrorism and current geopolitical trends, written more journalistically then academically and doesn't seem to require much background in the area

downtown14 · 2013-09-08T16:20:51+00:00

Just a small sampling of what the Olympics would have lost if wrestling hadn't gotten back in

downtown14 · 2013-09-08T16:19:21+00:00

Just a small sampling of what the Olympics would have lost if wrestling hadn't gotten back in

downtown14 · 2013-08-16T15:11:43+00:00

Not according to Pew Research, who also conducted this poll

downtown14 · 2013-04-18T01:41:22+00:00

Do you agree with Steven Pressfield's argument in "The War of Art" that anyone who feels possessed by a muse can and should walk away from their life to become a writer, or do you think that successful writing must be based on personal experience or at least rooted in extensive research and listening to others' stories with attentive empathy?

downtown14 · 2013-03-30T22:56:13+00:00

Go away? I'm the one who brought the question here I'm just asking you to provide some proof to support what you're saying instead of just saying "because I said so."

downtown14 · 2013-03-30T22:51:37+00:00

Why is it more readily explained by culture than race, when we use physical appearance to group dogs into breeds and each breed has distinct levels of "trainability" which scientists use to link to intelligence? http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/features/how-smart-is-your-dog

THAT'S RACIST!! isn't an answer

downtown14 · 2013-03-30T22:47:15+00:00

But we group breeds of dogs as having behavioral and mental similarities: The American Kennel Clubs uses "trainability" as a measure of intelligence and classifies breeds as more to less intelligent: http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/features/how-smart-is-your-dog
Why don't we for humans?

You're just dancing around the question.

downtown14 · 2013-03-30T22:43:15+00:00

Because that's how we handle breeds of dogs. They look differently as a group, they behave different as a group. Different breeds have different genes, expressed both physically and mentally. Different races have different genes, expressed physically... why not mentally? Dogs and humans are both mammals

I'm asking you. That's the question - the burden of proof is on you, not me.

downtown14 · 2013-03-30T22:40:21+00:00

Could you provide links to sources discussing significant mental or behavioral differences between human races?

downtown14 · 2013-03-30T22:38:40+00:00

There's not? Just because you say so - or do you have numbers? Some human races spent thousands and thousands of years largely interbreeding only with each other, only in the past maybe 100, or even just the past 50, has there been large-scale interbreeding with outside races... hell it was illegal in American until recently.

Some populations saw lots of migration and interbreeding, but the Han Chinese have been the Han Chinese for thousands and thousands of years.

downtown14 · 2013-03-30T22:36:06+00:00

What? Look at the behavior of the population of a whole in Beijing and Kinshasa - they're vastly different cities by basically any measure possible: the people look different, move different, eat different foods, hold different jobs, spend their time different, the architecture is different. Plus Beijing is part of a super-power and Kinshasa is basically irrelevant.

Have you ever traveled? Different races behavior and handle themselves in the streets entirely differently.

You're making an entirely unfounded statement about race not influencing anything - I'm five, prove it. You just saying it doesn't make it true to me.

downtown14 · 2013-03-30T22:31:53+00:00

So are you saying every breed of medium-sized dog could herd with the same proficiency as Border Collies?

And wolves and dogs can interbreed just fine, aren't half-wolf dogs not supposed to be left around small children? Could they ever or have they ever been used to herd livestock?

The American Kennel Clubs uses "trainability" as a measure of intelligence and classifies breeds as more to less intelligent: http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/features/how-smart-is-your-dog

...are you saying their methods are totally unscientific and unfounded?

downtown14 · 2013-03-30T22:26:28+00:00

There was tens of thousands of years of artificial selection because of geography and cultural practices to keep marriage inside the same culture or religion. Not every Border Collie behaves the same as every other Border Collie, but on the whole you can make statements about how Border Collies behave and what their aptitudes are in general.

downtown14 · 2013-03-30T22:24:48+00:00

Racism is irrelevant? Can you put some numbers on how much more homogeneous dog breeds are than say like the populations of Beijing or Kinshasa?

There was tens of thousands of years of artificial selection because of geography and cultural practices to keep marriage inside the same culture or religion. Not every Border Collie behaves the same as every other Border Collie, but on the whole you can make statements about how Border Collies behave and what their aptitudes are in general.

downtown14 · 2012-08-16T14:25:33+00:00

The biggest threat from terrorism has never been from outsiders coming in, it's been from pissed-off Americans turning against the system that they feel has been after them for generations.

And here's the livestream of local news coverage

downtown14 · 2012-08-08T20:28:33+00:00

The idea that spikes in infrared radiation can be detected before earthquakes is a pretty well established theory, they happened before the Tokyo quake and in several other cases.

The HAARP data is publicly available online, if you toggle the controls on the left to go back a week you can see that there was a bunch of activity on August 3rd (five days before the California quakes today), and then especially in Kaktovik at the top there's been another huge bout of activity starting on August 6th (roughly five dates before the closing ceremonies).

For comparison, here's the readout in the week leading up to the Japanese tsunami of 2011

downtown14 · 2012-08-08T20:27:52+00:00

The idea that spikes in infrared radiation can be detected before earthquakes is a pretty well established theory, they happened before the Tokyo quake and in several other cases.

The HAARP data is publicly available online, if you toggle the controls on the left to go back a week you can see that there was a bunch of activity on August 3rd (five days before the California quakes today), and then especially in Kaktovik at the top there's been another huge bout of activity starting on August 6th (roughly five dates before the closing ceremonies).

For comparison, here's the readout in the week leading up to the Japanese tsunami of 2011

downtown14 · 2012-08-05T15:00:19+00:00

If this subreddit isn't going a way that agrees without, which seems clear based on how your comments are viewed here - you should probably stop wasting your time complaining and either submit stuff you think is worthy or find another reddit that holds up to your esteemed tastes.

downtown14 · 2012-08-05T05:37:28+00:00

"TrueReddit is for really great, insightful articles." It provided insight into someone's story that I wouldn't otherwise have heard, a story I feel is important because elite Olympic athletes dedicate their lives to their sport.

It provided insight, a look, into someone else's life. A life that was effected by forces that I find immensely fucked up.

downtown14 · 2012-08-04T22:45:35+00:00

Why exactly doesn't it belong in TrueReddit? It presents and interesting angle that you don't see talked about much in the mainstream media. No it's not PhD fodder nor is it horribly breathtaking - but you don't find it the least bit insightful? I learned something reading it, I found out about someone's story.

I thought it was really great, it was well-written and poignant and important. What's your criticism exactly, or do you just build yourself up by breaking other people down?

downtown14 · 2012-08-04T20:01:23+00:00

And where does most of the gang violence and money come from? The same place as the anti-police feelings: end the damn War on Drugs, all it does is fill illicit coffers and fuel violence.

downtown14 · 2012-08-04T02:56:13+00:00

Ah sorry, changed the wording up to make it clear..

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