You're comparing a country with a 30%+ black/Mestizo component to a list of countries that are 90%+ white or East-Asian. The same kids who score highly in Finland or Korea, also score highly in the US. But because they comprise a lower % of the population, our average as a whole is lower than Finland/Korea.
I haven't paid for anything at a gas station, Walmart, CVS, etc. in well over a year. Same as normal but you skip the part with the cashier. "Cashless" I believe the term is.
"You're a bad person"- Correct. "I don't need laws in order to not do bad things"- Sure, I do. There is no incentive to pay for an item at a retail store.
Is it possible that there are things people might rather do than spend 8 hours a day coding enterprise web-apps, for 30 years? I wish I had the option to self-select out. I would much rather spend time with our toddler. If my wife were to volunteer to take up a programming job, because she wanted to relieve the need for time and resources from me so I could do what I want- is that relationship best described as oppression?
> The number of Jewish students on campuses soared; by the early 1920s, they made up 21 percent of Harvard’s student body, and nearly 40 percent of Columbia
Any set of people who choose to cooperate and work as a group will consistently dominate when in competition with people who act as individuals. It's less human nature and more the nature of any system with actors and competition, and unless you see sex going away the world will involve both. You can drop out of the race of life if you want, but I wouldn't count on others doing it anytime soon.
Free speech is the principle that the first amendment attempts to establish, but its not the same thing as free speech itself- any party using their power to restrict the exchange of information does so in opposition to free speech.
Amazon has not violated the first amendment, but they have violated free speech. It is not illegal to do so, but people often agree and disagree with actions on bases other than legality.
The definition of racism is anything which does not advance power for black/brown peoples- so in this case consideration of any of the usual failures vs. market regarding product, capabilities, etc. are racist. An idea for a car, non-functional by all conventional notions of "movement", that whites will not give money towards- is correctly racist under this definition. All the words, all the sounds that you try to parse, comes all to the same conclusion- give me money, give me resources, give me status.
Its worth is measured in the degree to which it transfers money, resources, and power from people like you to people like the author, and words arranged like those that appear in this document have proven to be an effective tool for this.
No it is not.