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Re: Rushton, why?K. Thoma (KTHO@WHEELING1.NL.EDU)Mon, 31 Oct 1994 12:12:11 CST
> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 14:27:04 -0500 > From: "J. Philippe Rushton" <RUSHTON@SSCL.UWO.CA> > Phil Rushton here on why study race differences. > > Pacific Rim countries like China (People's Republic or Taiwan), Korea, > Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, even Vietnam and Thailand are econonmically > outperforming African and Caribbean countries by leaps and bounds, not > just economically and scientifically, but socially and culturally as well. > Crimes like rape hardly exist nor do teenage pregnancies and AIDS. > Most places in the African Caribbean, African-Africa, and African Amereica > are very dangerous places, especially for whites. I beg to differ with this opinion. For one, last year in a Sociology class that I taught, we covered a section on AIDS & prostitution. I used an expose article from a recent _Time_ magazine that cited the situtation in Thailand (especially) and several other areas in the region that have a SIGNIFICANT problem that involves selling young local women into prostitution rings that are overrun with AIDS. I will look for the article tonight (if anyone is interested). Even so, this sounds like another "racist" argument (African areas are a very dangerous place, espcially for whites). I'm sure there are others of you out there who can share with us some examples contrary to Rushton's "opinion". Please do! Kathy Thoma National-Louis University
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