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IQ's above 130 That's been tried and it's not the best part of our history. I know you mean well with this point and I agree with your larger argument, but th
by Vivtek 15y ago
IQ's above 130
That's been tried and it's not the best part of our history. I know you mean well with this point and I agree with your larger argument, but there's a sad backstory about the rather fundamentally flawed IQ system and the eugenics movement. (As in, "let's sterilize the stupid and non-English-speaking people.")
- MBlume 15y ago...how are these things related?
- Vivtek 15y agoWhich things? IQ and eugenics? Or low IQ scores and not having English as a first language (as IQ was measured in the 30's)? Or IQ and immigration quotas that favored Northern Europe over Southern Europe?
- MBlume 15y agoI meant eugenics and using IQ as one way of streamlining the immigration process.
- Vivtek 15y agoAh. They're related historically. 1930's. Note that I did specifically mention that I was only talking about this one way of streamlining the immigration process and that I agree with you on the whole. But I think perception of your point will be marred by mention of IQ as a criterion. Look it up.