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Re:First they came for the Iranians by yummyfajitas on Thursday January 26, 2017 @09:41AM (#13491704)
You seem to be suggesting humans have an intrinsic quality - some are the "best", others are the presumably the worst. This intrinsic quality is then what drives behavior.

Of course, if people internationally can be "the best", then perhaps domestically people can be "the best" (or not) as well. For example, perhaps bad inner cities and Trump-voting rust belt regions are full of people who are very much NOT the best.

I think you're agreeing with me.

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Re:First they came for the Iranians by alphakappa on Thursday January 26, 2017 @10:22AM (#13492027)
Your conclusion does not logically follow. Sure, some people may not be "the best", but that does not mean that an entire group of people (your "bad inner cities and Trump-voting rust belt regions") can be grouped into best or not-best. There will be a ranking of people (based on any criteria) in any region.
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Re:First they came for the Iranians by yummyfajitas on Thursday January 26, 2017 @12:23PM (#13493229)
A charitable interpretation of both my comment and the comment I'm replying to is that the groups we are describing have a higher/lower proportion of people who are "the best" and "the worst".
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