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...material support Israel would not be so intransigent as to attempt to maintain a colonial domination of Arab territory in the days where colonial acquisition has become something of the past. That is why I believe that the United States, not because of self-interest (which is a valid argument), but because of the dearly cherished anti-colonial ideal of the American people, has the right and the duty to tell Israel that we will protect your existence but not your colonial conquest. Talib EI-Shibib Ambassador Permanent Observer League of Arab States
Note, however, that my basic argument might be valid in principle even if there were no such thing as an I.Q. test. For, all it really says is that people vary genetically and that genetic variations are sometimes socially important. What the I.Q. does for the argument is put some teeth into it, which is no doubt why it provokes such a furor. It has been shown that I.Q. scores reflect genetic differences between people (though not entirely), that they correlate with the ordinary meaning of intelligence (though far from perfectly), that they index a necessary (though not sufficient) ingredient...
...third level of argument is the most difficult and most important. It is true that many radicals enter political groups partly out of feelings of personal distress. The question is how such problems relate to the group's goals; specifically, is a group's political ideology any less "valid" because people have deeply personal reasons for wanting to join the group...
...they avoid. The most important is the opportunity they provide to see how universal certain "personal problems" are which are directly related to political issues. Most often, problems we perceive as uniquely ours are in fact the consequences of socially defined experiences. In this sense, it is not only valid but necessary to develop political strategies to overcome such problems...
...number of valid ballots is then totaled and the quota of first place votes necessary for election is calculated as a percentage of this number...