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In reply to the discussion: Rep. Steve King wonders what ‘sub-groups’ besides whites made contributions to civilization [View all]rurallib
(62,406 posts)56. Isn't much of our government structure based on ideas from the Iriquos League?
Something in the far reaches of my mind keeps telling me that.
Plus concepts from many previous forms of government that came before.
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Rep. Steve King wonders what ‘sub-groups’ besides whites made contributions to civilization [View all]
Rose Siding
Jul 2016
OP
And in the Western World, the first people to develop writing were the people named in
Cal33
Jul 2016
#49
Yep. And I'm sure his NRA friends appreciate the Chinese invention of gunpowder.
arcane1
Jul 2016
#27
Is 'contribution' code for 'conquering and slaughtering' entire generations of 'sub-groups'?
Rex
Jul 2016
#7
That's not a terrible question.The better one is why we white folk don't do more to teach how
jtuck004
Jul 2016
#11
as z budapest observed about the fanatic worship of the bible, "isn't it amazing that white
niyad
Jul 2016
#28
Someone please tell the poor man there are no races. He's just like everyone.
L. Coyote
Jul 2016
#37
the last white male pResident certainly didn't make any positive contribution.
olddad56
Jul 2016
#53
Isn't much of our government structure based on ideas from the Iriquos League?
rurallib
Jul 2016
#56
Republicans should stop playing rock at their events then since it was invented by black people
yurbud
Jul 2016
#62
Perhaps the voters who voted for King will be so filled with maybe disgust, they'll make a better
downeastdaniel
Jul 2016
#69