A request for scholarly assistance
Deaddog (adelling@gold.ucs.indiana.edu)
Sun, 26 Jun 1994 14:42:55 GMT
Dear readers of sci.anthro:
I am 'discussing' ethnic lineages with a particularly
loathesome 'identity' Christian in alt.revisionism. This
poster has put together a string of what look to be Nazi and
neo-Nazi references about the Germanic tribes. Although many
of his yammerings are internally inconsistent, I would like
some assistance in debunking claims regarding the lineage
of the 'white race' (his terminology, not mine).
I apologize for not just going to read an elementary anthro
text, which likely would have more than enough information
on its own. First, my expertise is fairly off-topic (I'm an
origins of life evolutionary biologist); second, I'm off to
conferences this week; and, finally, these folks have spent
a fair amount of time putting together their lies (not unlike
Holocaust revisionists) and I do not want to hazard saying
anything that is not based on a fair amount of knowledge.
In any case, it would be greatly appreciated if you were to
use your scientific knowledge to promote (at least what I
consider) a social good. Please nip over to alt.revisionism
and comment on the veracity or lack thereof of postings that
suggest that there is a 'white race' that is directly
descended from Adam and that spread essentially unchanged
and without mixing from Biblical Israel through Europe.
Thank you in advance for your time and effort.
Non-woof
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