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buka001 said:
Right on cue, defending the indefensible.
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Curiously how race suddenly is not a social construct now.

You are the one defending the indefensible. Using the exactly criteria that Elizabeth Warren used to justify her being a minority, the average white South African should easily be able to be classified as black and thus be subject to benefit from affirmative action.

The average for the white South Africans in this data set is 94% European modal cluster. The residual is 1% East Asian (Dai modal), 1% Khosian, 1% non-Khoisan African, and 2% South Asian.
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https://www.gnxp.com/WordPress/2017/09/22/the-non-european-ancestry-of-afrikaners/
 
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cerebus said:
That isn't what she's doing. She's challenging Trump on his grotesque blood test wager:


He instigated the bet, and promised to pay $1 million to a charity of her choice if the DNA test showed that she had genuine native American ancestry. She isn't playing identity politics.
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And Trump must pay up even though she grossly misrepresented herself?

I wouldn't reward lies like that in any shape, manner or form. No smart politician would.

And this is the very definition of identity politics. How can you say it is not? She is trying to make out she is part of a minority group based on race?
 
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Emjay said:
And Trump must pay up even though she grossly misrepresented herself?
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She never once misrepresented herself. She only ever said that she had Native American ancestry, which is perfectly true and now proven by this blood test.
 
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cerebus said:
She never once misrepresented herself. She only ever said that she had Native American ancestry, which is perfectly true and now proven by this blood test.
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She listed herself as Native in every Association of American Law Schools Directory from 1986 to 1995. Sure. Not a misrepresentation at all. :rolleyes:
 
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https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/11/elizabeth-warren-native-american-heritage-harvard-fraud/

Warren is a bit of an academic grifter. She’s willing to fake her way to the top. When she came to Harvard Law School, she was — believe it or not — considered by some to be a “minority hire.” She listed herself as a minority on a legal directory reviewed by deans and hiring committees. The University of Pennsylvania “listed her as a minority faculty member,” and she was touted after her hire at Harvard Law School as, yes, the school’s “first woman of color.”
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cerebus said:
So? It had nothing to do with her career, and seeing that it was a part of her family ancestry and heritage, what's the issue? Good grief, if only you would subject Trump to the same level of scrutiny of his past conduct.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/na...complicated/wUZZcrKKEOUv5Spnb7IO0K/story.html
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Whataboutisim aside.

Not surprising. For someone that is a "Democrat", and one that agrees with identity politics, it's interesting that you will defend a wealthy white woman.

You are the one turning this into a Trump thing. To me, this is more about her hypocrisy.
 
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Emjay said:
Not surprising. For someone that is a Democrat, and one that agrees with identity politics, it's interesting that you will defend a wealthy white woman.
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I have no idea what you're saying here.
 
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Emjay said:
https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/11/elizabeth-warren-native-american-heritage-harvard-fraud/
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Seems to be some disagreement here.
The link the article provides says this :
Several newly unearthed student and personnel records from the schools at which she taught or attended show that Warren either listed herself as white, or did not mention ethnicity at all. But the University of Pennsylvania, where Warren intermittently taught law school from 1987 through 1995, touted Warren as a minority faculty member in an official school publication, according to an online document obtained by The Boston Globe.
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Nothing about her listing herself as
Native in every Association of American Law Schools Directory from 1986 to 1995
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.Quite the opposite in fact.

PS the link I refer to is embedded in the National review's piece which Emjay linked to
 
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Emjay said:
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Ironically, neither calling it white nor a Cherokee is an untruth..
 
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konfab said:
Curiously how race suddenly is not a social construct now.

You are the one defending the indefensible. Using the exactly criteria that Elizabeth Warren used to justify her being a minority, the average white South African should easily be able to be classified as black and thus be subject to benefit from affirmative action.



https://www.gnxp.com/WordPress/2017/09/22/the-non-european-ancestry-of-afrikaners/
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This^^ we can now all claim bbbbbbeeeee for jobs, land etc, and when the shitith hitith the fan-ith, its good to know folks posting in here will have our backs
 
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Cool, Pocahontas qualifies for her very own Casino. Just run for president please:laugh:
 
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Nice, Techne.

In a single 13 word post you've managed to combine racism, misogyny and classism.

One abhorrent ideology for every 4.3 words. Well done. Your mum must be proud.
 
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Emjay said:
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She is not native American. She is trying to win over votes based on her identity politics. Nothing new from the Democrats. If I were part of the Native American population, I would be pretty offended as well. She is white, and trying to tack herself onto the plight of others.
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Yes agreed that she is on a sticky wicket and grandstanding on some poorly constructed platform.

However, what has that got to do with Trump lying and demonstrating his lack of integrity?
 
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konfab said:
Curiously how race suddenly is not a social construct now.

You are the one defending the indefensible. Using the exactly criteria that Elizabeth Warren used to justify her being a minority, the average white South African should easily be able to be classified as black and thus be subject to benefit from affirmative action.



https://www.gnxp.com/WordPress/2017/09/22/the-non-european-ancestry-of-afrikaners/
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Another goal shifter.

What has any of this got to do with Trump lying about the $1million wager he put on the subject?

My post identified this aspect and this aspect only. How at yet another juncture, Trump's dishonesty and lack of integrity is exposed.

Please point out the exact words in any of my posts where I defend Warren whats her face? Please do.

I will wait.
 
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