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    Liquor tastes like soap to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Montmorency View Post
    Liquor tastes like soap to me.
    I suggest changing the labels of your booze.

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    I looked at the book on Amazon. Looks like a good one; if it had been on Kindle I would have bought it.

    The intro sound like heavy conformation bias for me, so I don't know how much help I will be in any discussion, but I look forward to hearing about your exploration of the book :)
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    What's the book about?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greyblades View Post
    What's the book about?
    Simplistically (from my scan of the intro): race/caste and how to keep everyone in their proper place.
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    I have read the book in university setting.

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    The book is about the socioeconomic effects of the war on drugs on the african american community in America. Essentially, the double standards towards middle class white drug users and lower class black drug users is in effect a New Jim Crow that represses African Americans relative to whites and other ethnicities in that the longer jail times and tougher penalties given to blacks mean a relatively more unstable family life back home as black children go fatherless or longer periods of time, if they even get to have quality time with a father. This further perpetuates the state of poverty many blacks find themselves in, since the white father gets to stick around and care for his child, usually only paying a heavy fee or a small amount of jail time while the black father is locked away for most the of the child's upbringing.

    I'm sure I am completely lacking the details that actually brings the argument together, but like I said, I have not actually read the book. I have only seen interviews the author has done.

    I recall PanzerJeager wrote a lengthy post on his opposition to the claims the book makes somewhere a few months back. But **** me if I am going to find it in the pages of Backroom threads.


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    I dare you to fact study how IQ between the races play a part, not to mention hormonal, adrenaline (aso) levels... Also throw in a meme argument or two "This is how green surroundings have told off kids for generations, this is how purple people have told off kids for generations).

    If half the population is green coloured, more prone to rage, and generally more stupid, it also have a snowball effect... Someone green not prone to rage and quite smart will be shorthanded on the open market, where others see him/her just as "green". This makes the cultural bias larger than the actual physical difference.

    But yeah... I'm not sure if that road of science is acceptable in your university settings ;)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Montmorency View Post
    Liquor tastes like soap to me.
    I always thought of alcohol tasting more as like Nail-varnish remover (Which has alcohol in it, go figure).
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    You guys are aware that Johnson and Johnson is not a Bourbon brand?

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