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PeakTrader said...

Many black Americans had fewer opportunities than white Americans for 200 years in this country, which helps explain why there are fewer affluent black Americans.

AMA apologizes to black doctors for racism
7/10/2008

While blacks represent roughly 13 percent of the U.S. population, less than 3 percent of the nation’s 1 million doctors and medical students are black, Adams noted.

And according to 2006 data on AMA’s Web site, less than 2 percent of AMA members and voting delegates are black.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Adams said.

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randian said...

"While blacks represent roughly 13 percent of the U.S. population, less than 3 percent of the nation’s 1 million doctors and medical students are black, Adams noted."

That's exactly what you'd expect. Blacks have an average IQ of 85. If it takes a 115 IQ to make med school, that's one standard deviation for whites but more than two standard deviations for blacks.

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PeakTrader said...

Randian, blacks also have less wealth and income. What's your point?

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randian said...

"What's your point?"

That blacks having a much lower representation in med school compared to their population has a non-racist explanation: there are too few blacks smart enough. Explaining their lower incomes and wealth easily flows from this observation.

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PeakTrader said...

Randian says: "...there are too few blacks smart enough. Explaining their lower incomes and wealth easily flows from this observation."

Are you implying blacks are sub-human?

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randian said...

"Are you implying blacks are sub-human?"

No, I'm saying blacks aren't as smart as whites on average.

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PeakTrader said...

randian says: "...blacks aren't as smart as whites on average."

Blacks aren't as rich as whites on average either.

And they didn't have the same opportunities as whites over many generations.

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