double plus good wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 9:58pm:

Well yes, that's why they are called minority groups. Well done for working that out Sparky, it's hard sometimes I know

But the fact remains that the US, just like the UK, just like Australia, has always been built, throughout all the ages, on the back of migration and minority groups. It's a simple fact. Easily recorded throughout history.

double plus good wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 10:06pm:

What makes me sad Sparky is that you don't know your history   Please, if you wish to participate in discussions then at the very least know the subject matter

double plus good wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 10:12pm:

what does that have to do with the US?

double plus good wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 10:23pm:
I bet if it's a non white country you'd change your tune.
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You don't know history, sparky. It has nothing to do with whether a country was white or not, and everything to do with its history. History tells us that countries with big historical migrations, such as the US, UK and Australia, have been built by migrants - who happen to be minorities. Before migrants we of course had slavery in the US and the UK, doing the same kind of building.

When it comes to other countries, like for instance Russia, migration was much smaller, and perhaps there you could argue the vast building was done by the majority who happened to be Slavs.

With the middle east, I'd say it probably was predominately the arabs who built, although the Arabs did have 3 millions white slaves at one point so it wouldn't surprise me if they contributed quite a bit. And of course the Jews - who are semites so still Arab.

double plus good wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 10:32pm:

Don't really know German history very well pre 20th century. But given Germanic people didn't really have an extensive empire, didn't really partake in the slave trade, and from my own knowledge they were only conquered by the Romans, I'd suggest it was mainly the Germanic  who built their own nation.

Pick up a history book Sparky, you may learn a thing or two. And perhaps you'll stop worrying so much about majorities and minorities.

double plus good wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 10:37pm:

An interesting one indeed!  Pre modern era India was a strong functioning civilisation that has been credited with the invention of zero, the decimal system,  initial finding of the Pythagoras Theorem and initial philosophy around laws of Gravity and earth being round.

But modern India I'd argue was built by trade (off the back of poor Indians of course). For instance, the extensive rail tracks of India were built by the British, and have not been added to since!  Most of Northern India has a strong British heritage when it comes to architecture and town layouts. Some of Southern India has Portuguese heritage. there are also towns with French influence.

double plus good wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 9:54pm:



So all that Chinese slave labor which built the railroads...



That never happened, obviously. 

Then there was slavery which built the cotton industry which made many a European filthy rich...yeah, in a way you can say that was built by white people.

bogarde73 wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2016 at 6:11am:

Yep, seems plausible......By 1st of April it may be settled....the fur will start to really fly!

Yep.......April Fools Day!

Imagine the debate!