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To say that this social darwinist opinion is problematic is the under statement of the week on HN. How bold of a decision was immigration in light of the Irish
by dfc 12y ago
To say that this social darwinist opinion is problematic is the under statement of the week on HN. How bold of a decision was immigration in light of the Irish Potato Famine or African Slave trade? Why was the decision to go to Australia less bold and less defining than deciding to go to America? It is also worth pointing out that America was discovered 10,000 years ago. Is that the discovery you were referring to?
- hoggle 12y agoThe article and video were about over-diagnosis of ADHD (in children) in the US if I'm not mistaken. About the discovery of America etc - my bad, yes I was referring to the historically rather recent influx of European settlers after the Columbus "re-re-discovery" to be "exact".
- dfc 12y agoA large percentage of Americans are not of European descent. In Georgia specifically, 30% of the population[^1] are most likely descendants of individuals that did not "boldly choose" to cross the Atlantic and come to America. [^1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Georgia_%28U.S._state%29#Race_and_age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Georgia_%28U.S...
- dragonwriter 12y ago> A large percentage of Americans are not of European descent And its not only non-Europeans who came here other than as a result of boldly choosing.