On the backburner, I have a post speculating why Jews are overrepresented in both Right and Left extreme views; I forget the name of the concept at the moment, but it deals with making this world a better place
Do-gooding is baked into Judaic doctrine
Definitely a desire for righteousness, whether properly sought out or horribly misguided(or even more likely a mixture of both). Also the fact that literacy has been required in order to be considered an adult male for at least the past 2000 years. This has brought them to the forefront of all intellectual endeavours.
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The Chinese and the Jews have advocated study and learning to the point of requiring educational tests for their leadership roles. These cultures did this for thousands of years, as you say.
How surprising these groups tend to higher IQs than the normal distribution ;)
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I almost added as an example my buildings chinese handy man, has poor english yet his son works IT for amazon.
This is something all parents should know, if you expect a lot from your children they will exceed your expectations.
As a half-jew myself I wonder are you sick of people asking which half?
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not really. they dont ask that much anymore, and I always used to answer "the good half" anyway LOL
I'm half-Jewish and half-redneck: I look Jewish and act redneck ;>
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I'm half-jewish canadian and half-scottish canadian: I look like a big mean jew( like my dear old pa) and I act like a large ape that has a high opinion of itself. Mostly raised by and among scottish canadians.
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Lowland, Highland, or Scots-Irish?
The redneck side of me is mostly Scots-Irish, with a little unidentified American Indian sprinkled in
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Glaswegian scots-irish and swedish and french canadian on dear old grandma's side, I think that grandpa was lowland. He certainly was of low character.
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;>
My grandad got chased out of NY City for running numbers (Grandma was actually the brains LOL)
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Yeah I was raised on the side of a hill. Among rednecks by a hippie those rainbow turtleneck sweaters really helped me to fit in!
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