I am writing you from one of the two red Southern ones that is a glaring counterexample.

harimau777 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

The Southern states that I'm aware of which have "strong economies" got that way by slashing worker and environmental protections. I don't think that's actually a compelling counterexample.

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3cKU 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

"the states with the lowest gini co-efficient are the ones that are the least diverse" seems a better fit.

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mlrtime 3 days ago | parent [-]

Diversity is just a statistic, it's neither good or bad in either direction.

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ThunderSizzle 3 days ago | parent [-]

Not all forms of diversity is strength.

Mixing a wolf with a bunch of sheep isn't diversity, it's dinner time.

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defrost 3 days ago | parent [-]

Racial purity ain't all it's heil'd up to be either: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-38571-1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2342731-neanderthal-fam...

Have a barbie, find some middle ground: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGdj1TwBU1w

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3cKU 3 days ago | parent [-]

Inbreeding in small populations (your first two links) is not relevant, and your third link is a false equivalence.

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defrost 3 days ago | parent [-]

One extreme counters another extreme, the point is that neither are relevant, the third link is there for fans of The Bell Curve.

	▲	3cKU 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		At least you'll admit that your ideas are extreme. That false equivalence does nothing to rebut the bell curve.