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If you’re referring to Watson’s 2007 claim that Africa is unlikely to succeed n part because of the inhabitants’ inferior intelligence, as the “truth” he is speaking to “power” perhaps it is you who are biased.


Power in the sense he got completely cancelled in the west for saying things that are not considered taboo in other parts of the world.


I think most people consider "truth" to require a higher threshold than "some people believe it somewhere".


The problem is that all our empirical data back up his (quite mild) point of view, whether we like it or not. I don't like it and don't think he does either.




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