@Suzianne saidHendrix made a guitar do things no one had thought possible. He was more than a genius; he was a force of nature. Too bad he was stupid about drugs. There is a very fine interview somewhere on the Internet with Pete Townsend. It is somewhat long and rambling, but in one stretch he recalls a concert at which Hendrix and The Who were the top acts, and a backstage discussion took place, which one of them would appear last. Townsend insisted that The Who NOT follow Hendrix. Too tough an act to follow. High praise indeed.
I imagine that was probably a universal feeling.
@moonbus saidAdmittedly, there is a similar thought in Aristotle’s Politics, that some people are fitted for labor, but he meant an individual's body stature, not any particular race. There is some truth in this: for example, Miguel Indurain was physiologically a naturally superior cyclist.
It was a ghastly misinterpretation of Social Darwinism which led Europeans to think that certain peoples were "fitted" to work on plantations.
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According to the University of Ferrara, which conducted tests on Induráin, his strength came from his body's superior physiology. His blood carried 7 litres of oxygen around his body per minute, compared to 3–4 litres for an ordinary person and 5–6 litres for fellow riders. His cardiac output was 50 litres a minute; a fit amateur cyclist's is about 25 litres. Induráin's lung capacity was 7.8 litres, compared to an average of 6 litres.[5] His resting pulse was as low as 28 BPM, compared to an average 60–72 bpm, which meant his heart would be less strained in the tough mountain stages.
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It wouldn’t surprise me if there is something different about the brains of Fischer and Kasparov and Carlsen either, including superior memory and analytical skills. But that is only one very narrow slice of intelligence. The genius of Hendrix or Mozart is much less quantifiable.
@moonbus saidI wouldn't want to have to follow Hendrix on stage either. He's the definitive 'closer'.
Hendrix made a guitar do things no one had thought possible. He was more than a genius; he was a force of nature. Too bad he was stupid about drugs. There is a very fine interview somewhere on the Internet with Pete Townsend. It is somewhat long and rambling, but in one stretch he recalls a concert at which Hendrix and The Who were the top acts, and a backstage discussion too ...[text shortened]... . Townsend insisted that The Who NOT follow Hendrix. Too tough an act to follow. High praise indeed.
Everyone who was a member of the '27 Club' left us before their time. And yes, drugs got most of them.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/27-Club
@Suzianne saidThis is well-known in astrology, the first Saturn return to its natal position. Affects everyone, not only musicians.
I wouldn't want to have to follow Hendrix on stage either. He's the definitive 'closer'.
Everyone who was a member of the '27 Club' left us before their time. And yes, drugs got most of them.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/27-Club
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@Suzianne saidYou failed to answer my question about what definition of "racism" you are using.
"If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified."
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 23 January 2024
This is racism. Expecting other races to be somehow deficient because they are not your race is not only racist, but supremacist.
"If we would have said that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affi ...[text shortened]... ous head-in-the-sand territory there.
Interestingly, that's also called 'whitewashing' the issue.
You also failed to answer my question about what is wrong with such "racism".
First of all, there are descriptive definitions of "racism", and there are normative (or prescriptive) definitions of "racism". The first is sometimes also called "racialism".
The racism proper is normative; moreover, it is extremist. Such racism starts from the (assumed) facts about the differences between races (or nations, etc). It concludes that some races (nations) are essentially inferior and must be denied some fundamental rights.
The crime of being a normative racist cannot be ascribed to those who are presenting only descriptive sentences.
From the quotations you provided, I see that Charlie Kirk has made some remarks that may amount to descriptive racism. There was no evidence that his views amounted to normative racism.
Worse. Charlie Kirk made these remarks in the context of normative action. Therefore, we cannot assume that he insisted that some races have inferior abilities. Instead, it seems that he insisted that because of the policies of normative action, some black individuals, who are not suited for some qualified jobs, might get these jobs. It is not descriptive racism to assume that inside the black race (or inside the white race), some individuals are not qualified for some jobs.
Concerning your accusation that I am a racist, my answer is that you are a criminal, a criminal slanderer.
Concerning your initial post and your reply to my comment, I also insist that your post is irrelevant to the murder case of Charlie Kirk, because the murderer was not black.
I also insist that your post tries to justify a murder, an assassination, a terrorist act.
@Nanomaster saidShe knows nothing about him, she won’t even watch a video of him. She only knows what has been spoon fed to her in tiny bites without substance like the others also spreading lies here about him. The question was about DEI, and wanting the best possible people in positions like this and not people hired just because more of a certain color of person is needed. He stated color shouldn’t matter, a d was very respectful in explaining this.
You failed to answer my question about what definition of "racism" you are using.
You also failed to answer my question about what is wrong with such "racism".
First of all, there are descriptive definitions of "racism", and there are normative (or prescriptive) definitions of "racism". The first is sometimes also called "racialism".
The racism proper is normative; mo ...[text shortened]... t black.
I also insist that your post tries to justify a murder, an assassination, a terrorist act.
@Nanomaster saidThe exact quote is in the OP, but Kirk opined that the Democratic party hates the US, wants it to collapse and therefore love it when the country becomes less white.
You failed to answer my question about what definition of "racism" you are using.
You also failed to answer my question about what is wrong with such "racism".
First of all, there are descriptive definitions of "racism", and there are normative (or prescriptive) definitions of "racism". The first is sometimes also called "racialism".
The racism proper is normative; mo ...[text shortened]... t black.
I also insist that your post tries to justify a murder, an assassination, a terrorist act.
What type of racism would you describe that belief to be?
@no1marauder saidHow many times have you watched him speak? If you take all the colors out of the picture in what I described above with DEI and just look at the foundation of it, is it racist?
The exact quote is in the OP, but Kirk opined that the Democratic party hates the US, wants it to collapse and therefore love it when the country becomes less white.
What type of racism would you describe that belief to be?
@no1marauder saidthe statement is true
The exact quote is in the OP, but Kirk opined that the Democratic party hates the US, wants it to collapse and therefore love it when the country becomes less white.
What type of racism would you describe that belief to be?
the racism is by democrats against white people
@Mott-The-Hoople saidRacists believe the white race is superior to other races; that's what makes them racists. But they don't like being accurately called racists.
the statement is true
the racism is by democrats against white people
TFB.
@no1marauder said"...Kirk opined that the Democratic party hates the US, wants it to collapse and therefore love it when the country becomes less white."
The exact quote is in the OP, but Kirk opined that the Democratic party hates the US, wants it to collapse and therefore love it when the country becomes less white.
What type of racism would you describe that belief to be?
I do not understand the question. The quotation above does not seem to be racist.
@no1marauder saidyou racism BS is over bud...no one believes your BS any more.
Racists believe the white race is superior to other races; that's what makes them racists. But they don't like being accurately called racists.
TFB.
you try to jump on the racism train because anything against straight white people you are good with.
you cant compete with normal people so you try to create discord and agitation to feel better about yourself.
democrats support among average whites is rock bottom...they open the border to bring in people of color and you and your sex freaks jump right on board.
facts are never racist!
@mike69 saidThat is, the quotation we are talking about is not racist even in the descriptive sense of the term "racist".
She knows nothing about him, she won’t even watch a video of him. She only knows what has been spoon fed to her in tiny bites without substance like the others also spreading lies here about him. The question was about DEI, and wanting the best possible people in positions like this and not people hired just because more of a certain color of person is needed. He stated color shouldn’t matter, a d was very respectful in explaining this.
There is, however, a philosophical problem. Due to the "anti-racists", that problem is almost impossible to discuss.
The problem is the following. IF some race or nation happens to have a low average IQ, and IF some jobs are risky, many lives depend on the decisions made, then one's right to have a job contradicts the others' right to stay alive.
@Nanomaster saidSuggesting that if this country becomes "less white" it will "collapse" isn't racist?
"...Kirk opined that the Democratic party hates the US, wants it to collapse and therefore love it when the country becomes less white."
I do not understand the question. The quotation above does not seem to be racist.