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benlehman ([personal profile] benlehman) wrote2008-02-14 05:47 pm

Wow

Watch Jared Diamond embarass himself. Albeit, this is 12 years old. Nonetheless, wow.

To clue in those playing along at home: China has considerably more linguistic diversity than Europe. Or, indeed, most other places on earth.

Note also how he taps into the "OMG China is a monolith that will eat us" fears of modern Americans.

Nice. Nice.
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[personal profile] evilmagnus 2008-02-15 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
There are only four racial groups in the world.
- White
- Black
- Hispanic
- Asian
I learned this from government forms and surveys, so it must be true.

[identity profile] russiandude.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, duh... Next thing you'll be telling me that everybody who picks "Other" is not deluding themselves.