i have a question on what nixon says here about af. americans:
Nixon offered sharp skepticism at the views of William P. Rogers, his secretary of state, about the future of black Africans.
“Bill Rogers has got — to his credit it’s a decent feeling — but somewhat sort of a blind spot on the black thing because he’s been in New York,” Nixon said. “He says well, ‘They are coming along, and that after all they are going to strengthen our country in the end because they are strong physically and some of them are smart.’ So forth and so on.
“My own view is I think he’s right if you’re talking in terms of 500 years,” he said. “I think it’s wrong if you’re talking in terms of 50 years. What has to happen is they have be, frankly, inbred. And, you just, that’s the only thing that’s going to do it, Rose.”
what exactly does he mean they need to be inbred and that will do it? is he suggesting black people should mate within their own families and that would make them a stronger contributor to the country? i honestly dont get it and think i may be misunderstanding the quote
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/us/politics/11nixon.html?_r=1&hp
Nixon offered sharp skepticism at the views of William P. Rogers, his secretary of state, about the future of black Africans.
“Bill Rogers has got — to his credit it’s a decent feeling — but somewhat sort of a blind spot on the black thing because he’s been in New York,” Nixon said. “He says well, ‘They are coming along, and that after all they are going to strengthen our country in the end because they are strong physically and some of them are smart.’ So forth and so on.
“My own view is I think he’s right if you’re talking in terms of 500 years,” he said. “I think it’s wrong if you’re talking in terms of 50 years. What has to happen is they have be, frankly, inbred. And, you just, that’s the only thing that’s going to do it, Rose.”
what exactly does he mean they need to be inbred and that will do it? is he suggesting black people should mate within their own families and that would make them a stronger contributor to the country? i honestly dont get it and think i may be misunderstanding the quote
entire article
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/us/politics/11nixon.html?_r=1&hp