> Talking about IQ among ethinicities is verboten on the left.
That's because it's an irrelevant classification.
> It’s also axiomatic on the left that all cultures are equally effective at raising successful, healthy children. The German study suggests that culture matters, which counters this axiom.
Assume you would do these tests on Irish Americans in the mid-1900s, or Italian Americans in the late 1900s, and compare to other groupings of people. Assuming similar results:
Would you say the results say anything about Irish or Italian blood or Irish or Italian culture being less intelligent?
Or would you say that the results could be rooted in something closer to economic standing or housing area or a number of other factors?
That's because it's an irrelevant classification.
> It’s also axiomatic on the left that all cultures are equally effective at raising successful, healthy children. The German study suggests that culture matters, which counters this axiom.
Assume you would do these tests on Irish Americans in the mid-1900s, or Italian Americans in the late 1900s, and compare to other groupings of people. Assuming similar results:
Would you say the results say anything about Irish or Italian blood or Irish or Italian culture being less intelligent?
Or would you say that the results could be rooted in something closer to economic standing or housing area or a number of other factors?