Bangladesh, population 163 million, has never won an Olympic medal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_at_the_Olympics … It's almost as if there are racial differences between South Asian and the West Indies. But, of course, we all know that Race Does Not Exist.
-
-
Replying to @Steve_Sailer @mattyglesias
Yes, impoverished countries with weak institutions and almost no sporting programs are just genetically weak. Uh huh. Yep. That's a very sensible take, internet racist.
8 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Weaker than Bermuda, Tunisia, and South Africa?
1 reply 0 retweets 16 likes -
Yes, obviously their system is weaker. Meanwhile, whats your big genetic theory for why the Chinese team went from 28 medals in 1988 to now winning 100+? Sudden change in their genetics?
3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Obviously?:) Sure, this one is easy to explain. China(PRC) did not participate in the Olympics from 1956 until 1984. 1988 was China's worst Olympics and the 2008 BEIJING Olympics was China's best showing. In 1988, the Chinese delegation had 273 athletes, while in 2008
2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Exactly. So as China prioritised Olympic performance... their Olympic performance improved. Shocker. It isn't about a nation being somehow genetically better at sport, because oh my god that is so stupid.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Except that Some ethnic groups are superior in certain sports due to genetics . For example ,West African genetics are genetically primed for sprinting ,while East Africans excel at long distance running .
2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes -
Except that's nonsense. You keep observing what people have done, and concluding they as a nation must be genetically predisposed to it. It's really just very silly. No different to 'asians are good at math'.
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
After all, what could be sillier than to think "Asians are good at math." That's why you never hear about Silicon Valley billionaires hiring lots of smart, logical Asians.
1 reply 1 retweet 17 likes -
Which isn't because of some innate, genetic mathiness that they have. Because that is so stupid it actually hurts. I honestly don't know how you can't understand this. Perhaps you're genetically destined to believe in genetic destiny? :)
3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
Guaranteed there's a genetic predisposition to valuing truth over social consensus.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.