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in thread "Unamericans in America":

This entire thread is a perfect example of why we need better specifications of the goals of the right-wing project. What does it mean for America to succeed or to fail? What concrete steps need to be taken? What are the political obstacles, the logistical... 6mo ago received

This entire thread i received

We do have to tackle the questions of 1) are outliers that we can attract durably loyal to the US, and how much of a potential cost is disloyalty, and 2) is the fact that we (justifiably) look down on foreigners an issue in relations with high-skill immigr... 6mo ago received

We do have to tackle received

This should be the moderate/leftmost position, and we can work upwards from there 6mo ago received

This should be the m received

I disagree. The role of the elite/intellectual class should be making a positive vision of what the country is for, how we go about pursuing a good life, what it means to be an American, etc. The current sectarian warfare on the right is in no small part b... 6mo ago received

I disagree. The role received

Like, as one of the "AI is a big fucking deal" guys I think our role on the right is to make the case that AI is a strategic area that the right-wing needs to wake up to, rather than just assert that AGI is coming. 6mo ago received

Like, as one of the received

You might be right from a strictly racial-scientific point of view, but in general I don't see huge issues with small numbers of elite immigrants. But how can you tell given all the confounding cultural and economic variables? Assessing impact in these que... 6mo ago received

You might be right f received

But isn't the admixture of 10,000-100,000 elite individuals neglibible from the racial standpoint of the population as a whole? And we already have like 100 million non-whites in America! How does excluding 100,000 more people help the issue at all? Seems ... 6mo ago received

But isn't the admixt received

Valid points, I agree on all counts! These are indeed important considerations. 5mo ago received

Valid points, I agre received