spidergoat said:Inequality is the reason for affirmative action, but we would disagree as to the basic cause of that inequality. The purpose is not to reduce the amount of problems from them, but to combat the lingering effects of racism so that we all benefit. Once racism is no more, affirmative action will no longer be required.
I didn't say what I thought the basic cause of inequality was... Race, Culture, I don't know or care. Saying they only started sucking because of racism is in my opinion stupid, though. They did get enslaved in the first place, and all.
Idiot, humans are as smart as they always have been. Civilizations come and go. Climate changes force migration. Wars wipe out mighty kingdoms.
It was the fertile Nile valley that allowed the great African civilization of the Egyptions to thrive.
Other notable African civilizations:
The Nubians
The Kush
The Zulu
The Axum
The Almoravid
The Mali
The Songhay
Hausaland
The Mwenemutapa Empire
etc...
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAFRCA/CONTENTS.HTM
I wouldn't say calling the guy an idiot is necessary... He might be wrong, but so might you... I don't know or care anymore, this is starting to bore me. I CERTAINLY can't handle talking to people who can't differentiate AFRICAN from BLACK anymore, though. We're all AFRICAN if you count back far enough.