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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139030 Gender:	Re: Australia Grows More "Asian" Reply #150 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 9:47am Soren wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 9:43am: greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 9:31am: Grendel wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 8:38am: I've already provided a defn for race therefore it exists bwian. "Race is an idea, not a fact." NIP Is that a fact?? Or just a random idea? You decide.
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Sparky Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1338 Gender:	Re: Australia Grows More "Asian" Reply #151 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 9:56am All these left wing halfwits use the term "racist" when they don't even believe in the concept of race. Make up your minds! They'll have to get themselves a new word.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139030 Gender:	Re: Australia Grows More "Asian" Reply #152 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 9:58am Sparky wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 9:56am: All these left wing halfwits use the term "racist" when they don't even believe in the concept of race. Make up your minds! They'll have to get themselves a new word. "bigot" covers a multitude of sins.
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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: Australia Grows More "Asian" Reply #153 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 9:59am I have already. I am interested in your take, seeing how quickly you deny facts for the sake of silly paradoxes that instantly invalidate anything you yourself and the other ' no facts to see here' numpties peddle.
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Reply #154 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 10:20am

Sparky wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 9:56am:

All these left wing halfwits use the term "racist" when they don't even believe in the concept of race. Make up your minds! They'll have to get themselves a new word.

Nothing to do with what individuals "believe" or a word that has crept into common usage, science has completly invalidated the concept of different races, that's why you look so foolish trying to continue on wth ths argument. Its like trying to argue against the theory of gravity.

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Reply #155 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 10:27am

ian wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 10:20am:

science has completly invalidated the concept of different races

Has it?

Well perhaps they should look harder - anyone can easily distinguish one race from another with the naked eye.

If "science" can't see what's obviously there, it seems they're not looking in the right place, or the right way....and it's highly doubtful that it's unintentional.

Next you'll be telling me "science" has completely invalidated the concept of dog breeds, which is exactly the same as "race" only by a different name. I can see a difference, can you?

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Reply #156 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 10:39am

... wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 10:27am:

Well perhaps they should look harder - anyone can easily distinguish one race from another with the naked eye.

If you thnk about this it is a compeltly absurd comment. But go ahead and elaborate. First, tell us what you consider the different races. Im going to do you slowly on this so may not come back to destroy you till a bit lter.

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If "science" can't see what's obviously there, it seems they're not looking in the right place, or the right way....and it's highly doubtful that it's unintentional.

science isn't based on "public opinion" Honky, no matter how much you would like it to be. God, I love you people so much, I feel like an intellectual giant when I read your stuff. Its a real ego booster.

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Reply #157 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 10:48am

ian wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 10:39am:

First, tell us what you consider the different races

Many easily recognisable types of dogs aren't recognised as "official" breeds, and you will recall how "breed" and "race" are the same thing.

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science isn't based on "public opinion"

Right. It's based on who funds it, and what they want it to "prove". If a study "proved" that there was no difference between a chihuahua and a great dane, would you believe it?

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Reply #158 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 10:52am

... wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 10:48am:

ian wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 10:39am:

First, tell us what you consider the different races

Many easily recognisable types of dogs aren't recognised as "official" breeds, and you will recall how "breed" and "race" are the same thing.

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science isn't based on "public opinion"

Right. It's based on who funds it, and what they want it to "prove". If a study "proved" that there was no difference between a chihuahua and a great dane, would you believe it?

I was looking forward to seeing your answer, however, you didn't give one.

Disappointing.

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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Australia Grows More "Asian" Reply #159 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 11:00am Sure I did. Not my problem if it isn't the stereotypical one you wanted. I don't believe you really were looking forward to an answer to such a trivial question though.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139030 Gender:	Re: Australia Grows More "Asian" Reply #160 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 11:07am ... wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 11:00am: Sure I did. No, you did no such thing. You saw the precipice ahead of you, and made a very quick detour. Wise move.
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Australia Grows More "Asian" Reply #161 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 11:11am "Terriers" encompass many different breeds, just as "asians" encompasses many recognisable populations (aka races aka breeds) But yeah, let's not pretend this is anything other than an attempt to fish for semantics to quibble over. Hollow, and transparent.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139030 Gender:	Re: Australia Grows More "Asian" Reply #162 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 11:17am ... wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 11:11am: Hollow, and transparent. Indeed. So, is "asians" a race? Are there others?
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Australia Grows More "Asian" Reply #163 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 1:28pm Look at the post right before yours.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139030 Gender:	Re: Australia Grows More "Asian" Reply #164 - Dec 21^st, 2013 at 1:32pm ... wrote on Dec 21^st, 2013 at 1:28pm: Look at the post right before yours. So that's it: "asians"? No other races?
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