On 2-1-2011 23:12, Warp wrote:
> andrel<byt### [at] gmailcom>  wrote:
>> Wait a minute, are you really claiming that the white race is superior here?
>
>    Are you seriously expecting me not to get offended by such a comment?

Why on earth would I want to offend you? What would I gain by that?
No, it is just that what you wrote appeared to say that. I wanted to 
give you the opportunity to set the record straight, just in case 
somebody else reads it in this way.

In case you don't understand why I read it that way: we have been 
arguing that different groups have different chances based on irrelevant 
differences. I.e. what school you go to partly depends on your skin 
color and the social status of your parents. Now suddenly you claim that 
the elite (people born from well off parents) should be in charge.
To quote you: "The brilliant people are actually stopped from achieving 
innovation because they are forced to stand back. No matter how "unfair" 
it might be, but some people just are naturally more talented, 
intelligent and capable than others. This is just a fact of life and we 
have to live with it. Rather than complain about how unfair this is, the 
society as a whole benefits if these "elite" people are given the 
opportunity to thrive, to innovate, to drive progress. Moreover, they 
should actually been given incentive (eg. monetary) to do so."

I can only assume that you put quotes on "elite" to show that you 
actually don't mean the rich but the people with the best training. Only 
that does not work. In reality these two groups overlap to a great 
extend. That is what we have been saying the whole time, but what you 
refuse to acknowledge. So, in your private world this is not a racist 
remark, but be warned that quite a lot of people (not me) might see that 
different.

Before replying that I am a fool, reread your post with this in mind and 
see why I reacted the way I did.

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