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>>Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't part of Turkey in Europe? >> >>Take some geography lessons > >part of turkey is in europe. many turkish people ARE >wannabe europeans. but culturally, soically, etc etc the >common turkish person has just as much in common with brish >or french as with an ethiopian. > > >>The Yoruba and Akan are very DISTINCT groups, too. >>Nonetheless they both possess languages from a common >>ancestor, and possess many similarities. Overall in the >>world scheme of things they shared more in common with one >>another than not. > >your point about different african groups may or may not be >true. but the groups mentioned in this discussion (western >european, eastern european, turkish, arab, persian, indian) >they dont share that much in common to group them as one.
they have more in common with eachother than they do with "africans" by in large.
phenotypically, genetically, culturally, etc.
you can deny it, but it is a valid statement.
> >the history of conflict doesnt mean that they are together >and seperate. it shows where we are today. while u benefit >from american AND first world priviledge, turkish, persian, >indian, arab, even eastern european kids eat food off the >street. why? colonialism, western domination, racism, etc >etc...
shared poverty does not equal shared phenotype, nor shared culture (or higher degree of similarity). the issue.
being under the same foot, does not equal being the same "trash" in a manner of speaking.
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