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Why we can't have nice things

What we believe to be "better" is often just someone's prejudice:

"And history shows us that it's only a small leap from believing in cultural superiority to believing in biological superiority, that a group's achievements are due to their innate capacities." (from "Superior: The Return of Race Science" by Angela Saini)

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