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safeinOhio

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23. American Association of Anthropology. They agree with you.
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 12:21 PM
Dec 2017
http://www.americananthro.org/ConnectWithAAA/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=2583

AAA Position Paper on "Race":

In the United States both scholars and the general public have been conditioned to viewing human races as natural and separate divisions within the human species based on visible physical differences. With the vast expansion of scientific knowledge in this century, however, it has become clear that human populations are not unambiguous, clearly demarcated, biologically distinct groups. Evidence from the analysis of genetics (e.g., DNA) indicates that most physical variation, about 94%, lies within so-called racial groups. Conventional geographic "racial" groupings differ from one another only in about 6% of their genes. This means that there is greater variation within "racial" groups than between them. In neighboring populations there is much overlapping of genes and their phenotypic (physical) expressions. Throughout history whenever different groups have come into contact, they have interbred. The continued sharing of genetic materials has maintained all of humankind as a single species.
We didn't-- Israel did. We're just one of the very few agreeing with them. TreasonousBastard Dec 2017 #1
Nothing has changed since the white man decided he was superior malaise Dec 2017 #2
OK, now you did it... TreasonousBastard Dec 2017 #3
Valid point about human evil malaise Dec 2017 #5
He's right. White men are better at WhiteTara Dec 2017 #43
Wont get yelled at by me nt Dreamer Tatum Dec 2017 #8
No yelling from me. Lonestarblue Dec 2017 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author WhiteTara Dec 2017 #44
You forgot Pearl Harbor.;( True Blue American Dec 2017 #24
But, But,, But,,,,,,, Cryptoad Dec 2017 #31
Well so did the Spanish malaise Dec 2017 #33
I just finished reading a series of books about the English and Spanish True Blue American Dec 2017 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Dec 2017 #4
There is no such thing as race, but the mental construct does enable the supremacists. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #6
It is the mental constructs that create the mess malaise Dec 2017 #7
American Association of Anthropology. They agree with you. safeinOhio Dec 2017 #23
How does "the white man" fit into this issue? brooklynite Dec 2017 #22
Actually they fit well into this scenario. Caliman73 Dec 2017 #26
Kinda a nice fuzzy feeling to know,,,,, Cryptoad Dec 2017 #27
you never heard of the Battle of Hattin? snooper2 Dec 2017 #38
Or rather, Netanyahu and followers maddiemom Dec 2017 #17
And who made Trump the autocrat? L. Coyote Dec 2017 #9
I believe it's Jerushlum mountain grammy Dec 2017 #16
Ha! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2017 #20
Wow! malaise Dec 2017 #35
That cartoon deserves it's own post. n/t GoCubsGo Dec 2017 #46
Hope Hicks suggested it as she pressed Trump's pants. Mrs. Overall Dec 2017 #10
While he stood erect in them lunatica Dec 2017 #14
Naughty, but quite funny! Mrs. Overall Dec 2017 #15
Got me... mountain grammy Dec 2017 #18
King Donnie Two Scoops. Scarsdale Dec 2017 #11
Think about it. world wide wally Dec 2017 #12
Mexico's capital should be Dallas IronLionZion Dec 2017 #13
Mar-a-Lago HopeAgain Dec 2017 #28
Congress authorized the President to recognized that Jerusalem is capitol of Israel Jose Garcia Dec 2017 #19
Was there a point to the silly question you asked? onenote Dec 2017 #25
Actually, any country could choose to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Nitram Dec 2017 #29
My understanding of this is that Jerusalem is already the capital of Israel but CTyankee Dec 2017 #30
Look up the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 leftynyc Dec 2017 #32
Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #34
That occurred to me, too. Vinca Dec 2017 #36
Israel declared its capital to be Jerusalem in 1949 - onenote Dec 2017 #39
Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel since it's founding hack89 Dec 2017 #40
I guess they enjoy mayhem then. I wouldn't want to be an embassy employee. Vinca Dec 2017 #41
Jerusalem is safe hack89 Dec 2017 #42
Recognize, NOT decide. Jerusalem is already the capital of Israel. grossproffit Dec 2017 #45
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