Biologically, all humans are the same – there is no difference. Genetically, different ethnic groups are related but you can’t tell who is related to whom based on apperance.

Mitochondrial and y-chromosome DNA studies have proven that modern humans originated in Africa about 120,000 years ago. About 60,000 years ago a first wave left Africa, migrated eastwards along a southern route and ended up as far afield as Australia, New Guinea and Japan (the Ainu). Then, 10,000 years later, another wave left Africa and headed east and north, ending up in northern Asia and Europe.

Knowing this, consider the supposed “Black Race.”

The dark-skinned peoples of Australia and New Guinea are from the first wave out of Africa and are more distantly related to modern Africans than the lighter skinned Norwegians of the second wave. If two groups share a common race, it’s more likely to be Norwegians and Kenyans than New Guineans and Kenyans.

Then consider the “White Race.”

The light skinned Ainu of Japan were always thought to be caucasian but according to the DNA studies, they belong to the first wave and should belong to the same race as New Guineans, not Norwegians.

The whole idea of “race” is ridiculous.

Doesn’t matter if progressives think it or not, Conservatives having a brain malfunction is the perfect excuse, like Hitler scapegoating the Jews.

Speakup on April 21, 2009 at 9:18 AM

No…the Libs love scapegoating like Hitler,and Stalin did to minorities……and they are and were all Socialist….
The Confederates were Democrats who supported Slavery…
And now they want to enslave the US population through
taxes as regulation.

Conservatives don’t need to scapegoat, they would rather
fight in the arena of ideas or on a battlefield defending
this country.

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always get a kick out of how dummies think its cool to be liberal.

Jim Treacher on April 21, 2009 at 9:19 AM

Exactly. It’s why teenagers tend to be liberal. It’s why liberals think they’re smart; when you already know everything, you have no need to use critical thinking or learn anything new.

I always get a kick out of how dummies think its cool to be liberal.

Jim Treacher on April 21, 2009 at 9:19 AM

We have a winner!! LMAO

“If the only tool in your toolbox is a hammer, you tend to look at every problem as a nail”

Even though I didn’t vote for him, I appreciate the fact that we DID elect a black president–in theory. I just wish it wasn’t THIS black president. I wish it were a fully capable black president who could make us proud of more than just the fact that we elected him.

Dee2008 on April 21, 2009 at 8:21 AM

Bill Cosby would make a better black president than Barack Obama, because Cosby wants black men to take responsibility for themselves and their families. Which is why he didn’t get elected.

They intentionally create discord, in order to claim intellectual superiority.

Be the first to call them a racist/prejudice and watch them come totally unglued because they do not know how to argue from a defensive position. Keep them on the defensive and they disappear like a salted slug.

“We are smarter, we care more, and Doggone it! Black people love us!” fluffy

Johnny and Sally should be an inspiration to us all.

The truth is, there are some racist conservatives. There’s also some racist liberals. Most conservatives couldn’t care less what color you are. More to the point, we’re not going to use governments power to tax and spend in order to throw money at an ethnic group in order to garner votes. And we’re not going to claim “compassion” by spending money on programs that won’t help the people they’re aimed at (you know, like public schools).

Education is a perfect example of the arguments in play. Conservatives want charter schools. Liberals say that’s racist. Instead of stopping there, we should say “why are we RACIST for giving poor people more options? What’s racist about wanting black children to attend better schools?”

benny shakar on April 21, 2009 at 4:01 AM

I always get a kick out of how dummies think its cool to be liberal.

“Here’s the thing; everything Janeane said is what people on the left already think.

Doesn’t matter if progressives think it or not, Conservatives having a brain malfunction is the perfect excuse, like Hitler scapegoating the Jews.

Oh yes Johan, the NYT is so “not very successful now” it only won five Pulitzer prizes this year.

benny shakar on April 21, 2009 at 2:30 AM

Got to be one of the dumbest comments ever posted here at HA…

Oh yes Johan, the NYT is so “not very successful now” it only won five Pulitzer prizes this year.

benny shakar on April 21, 2009 at 2:30 AM

Thats like the fired employee breagging he was able to park in the employee of the month parking spot for the last week of his employment. BIG DEAL!

Oh yes Johan, the NYT is so “not very successful now” it only won five Pulitzer prizes this year.

benny shakar on April 21, 2009 at 2:30 AM

Fail.

Pulitzer Prizes are given to individual journalists. The New York Times is a business, a corporate entity, within which many individual journalists operate. The NYT is no more responsible for the ability/intelligence/etc that warranted a Pulitzer than the Chicago Bulls organization was for Jordan’s 5 MVPs.

Businesses (like the NYT) are successful when they make money. Not when people they employ get gold stars.