HS, Does this site have a political agenda? Even if it does not, what is the consensus here? I do not resort to insults, name calling, and obscene words. Nevertheless, many of my opinions are controversial, and even provocative, so I do sometimes generate insults, name calling, and obscene words.
I am a convinced herititarian. I believe that genes are considerably more important than any other factor in determining not only ability levels, but also personality, character, and behavior. I am confident that in the foreseeable future a DNA test on a new born infant will determine not only the infant’s IQ, but other characteristics, such as obedience to the law, preference for promiscuity over monogamy, or vice versa, and so on.
I am also a race realist, as described by Professor J. Philippe Rushton, who I discovered on American Renaissance. Race Realism holds that race is an important biological classification, that the different races differ significantly in average qualities important to the creation and maintenance of societies and civilization, and that these are intelligence, obedience to the law, and monogamy. These characteristics have evolved in response to different population pressures lasting for thousands of years.
Cold climates select genetically for intelligence and monogamy. One must have the intelligence to build warm clothing and housing, and to prepare for the winter months. Women cannot raise their children without the help of a man. He will be unlikely to help her, unless they are his children too.
Civilization selects genetically for intelligence, obedience to the law, and for a somewhat lesser extent, for monogamy. Intelligent men tend to be more prosperous than unintelligent men. Until fairly recently, they tended to have the largest number of children who reached adulthood. During most of history in civilized countries criminals were usually killed at the scene of the crime, they died in custody, or they were executed. There was no effort at rehabilitation. It is rarely effective. The few children some criminals had rarely lived to adulthood.
I define a civilization as a city based society, where the government has the effective monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. Tribes exist where the government does not exist, or where it is ineffectual. In a tribal environment all men fight in the wars. The best warriors have more than one wife, and consequently more sons who inherit their violent aptitudes and inclinations. Men are expected to avenge wrongs done to them,their relatives, and their friends. Women reject men who fail to do this.
Race realism explains why whites of European origins and Orientals have the highest IQ averages and the lowest rates of crime and illegitimacy. It explains why Negroes are at the opposite extreme, and while black social pathology has gotten worse since 1963. Characteristics that enabled the ancestors of Negroes to thrive in sub Saharan Africa cause many to earn felony convictions in civilized countries. By Oriental I mean China, and nations that learned civilization from China, specifically Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
Where I differ from most of the posters on American Renaissance is that I am not a white nationalist. I like immigrants, and have been in love with a few. I enjoy dining in ethnic restaurants, shopping in ethnic stores, attending ethnic festivals and so on. I like blacks who behave well, but many do not, and I think the solution to that problem is a harsh criminal justice system, rather than a generous welfare system.
When I was a poster at American Renaissance I wrote six essays. You can find them here:
https://www.amren.com/author/johnengelman/
After he banned me for the first time Jared Taylor sent me an autographed copy of his recent book. You can find my Amazon book review of it here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R13A0YPSHD1OFA?ref=pf_ov_at_pdctrvw_srp
I have posted several short stories on Literotica, and invite you to read them.