On the Fact that the Common-Denominator (as to Why Certain Groups Do Much Worse than Others) Isn't Minority Status, Systemic Disadvantage, a Victim Mentality, Entitlement Programs, Discrimination Practices, Government Policies, Poverty, a Lack of Political Power, etc., etc., it's the People......and it Always Has Been

Take the Chinese, for example (and to keep this thread positive). Wherever they emigrate to, they invariably not just succeed but frequently do better than the host population. Whether this results from genes or culture (and as Nicholas Wade underscores in his controversial book, "A Troublesome Inheritance", it's often difficult to separate the two) is of course quite debatable but either way my point remains; it's the people.