Rep Steve 'cantaloupe calves' King: What have non-whites done for civilization?
Who foisted this piece of sh*t on the airwaves?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2016/07/19/congressman-steve-king-asks-what-contributions-nonwhites-have-made-civilization/4LCtlFINvClsQxcvhWvcIJ/story.html
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‘‘If you’re really optimistic, you can say that this is the last time that old white people will command the Republican party’s attention, its platform, its public face,’’ Esquire’s Charles Pierce said. ‘‘That hall is wired,’’ he continued. ‘‘That hall is wired by loud, unhappy, dissatisfied white people.’’
King objected.
‘‘This ‘old white people’ business does get a little tired, Charlie,’’ King said. ‘‘I’d ask you to go back through history and figure out, where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you’re talking about, where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization?’’
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Anyone who doubted the racist roots of the current GOP party of hate should have no doubts now. They smile while they lie and wave the flag. But the root is still there.
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- Zoroaster, a persian philosopher, laid the groundwork for pretty much all of middle-eastern and western philosophy. (The fucking term "philosophy" is based on his work.)
- Ancient Egypt and Ancient China were epitomes of a country ruled by bureaucracy instead of nobility.
- The Jews invented Christianity, a new and (relatively) liberal religion for the masses.
- Ancient Greece gave us philosophy, logic, democracy and the religious concept of the demiourgos (which is one of the cultural influences which contributed to the development of science).
- The medieval Muslims gave us algebra, astronomy and important knowledge about medicine and health.
- The numerals we are using today are arabic and indian, because the roman (aka "white"
system of writing numbers sucked big-time.
And I don't want to mention important non-white scientists.
