Mann and Ornstein suggest mandatory voting would improve the process by
reducing the incentive to cater to minorities with strongly held beliefs.
Joe
On 10/8/12 10:09 AM, Frank Wimberly wrote:
I am not a Hispanic New Mexican but my maternal grandmother was. I did live
with those grandparents in a small Hispanic village in New Mexico for the
first two years of my life and spent summers with them until I was a
university student. In any case, I haven't said anything about the
presidential race on the Friam list. I was in Pecos yesterday; it is more
Hispanic than Santa Fe, I believe. Whereas you see more signs for Obama and
Democrats in Santa Fe, you see relatively more Republican-supporting signs
in Pecos. Somehow Republicans have been able to persuade many less affluent
people that they serve their interests. I suppose this is based on "family
values" type arguments or by pandering to religious fundamentalism.
Frank C. Wimberly
140 Calle Ojo Feliz
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Sarbajit Roy
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 12:29 AM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Expanding the Debate
1) I am a "pure" ("acharya") Brahmin. This means that we marry endogamously
to ensure that chromosomes like Genghis Khan's do not enter our genetic
code,.
2) Previously we followed our own variation of Genghis Khan genetic
propagation by the practice of "Kulinism". This allows a dominant gene
(initially small in numbers) to stamp itself on a "lower" population using
hierarchial polygamy. Islam has the same concept. Apparently the LDS /
Mormons use the same method. My faith was instrumental in eradicating this
pernicious practice from India.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54026798-78/lds-religious-church-largest.h
tml.csp
http://www.ambedkar.org/books/dob9.htm
3) It seems that just under half of New Mexico's pop. is Hispanic/Latino.
Isn't it a pity their POVs on Prez elections / US democracy aren't heard on
FRIAM, as they have been ignored since the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and
Articles IX and XI therein
On 10/6/12, Steve Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
Sarbajit -
Only 1 in 200 men are descended from Genghis Khan.
http://www.cell.com/AJHG/retrieve/pii/S0002929707605874
OK... so I was being hyperbolic... the point is that you (and I) are
more likely (statistically) to be descended from Gangly Khan than evil
Kingly John... unless of course, I become President in which case all
bets are off.
I am not.
You've verified that? I haven't a clue for myself.
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