Nigerians Among Top 8 Races that Excel in America

By Nduka Nwosu

Controversial Yale professor Amy Chua and her husband Jed Rubenfeld have named Nigerians among the eight leading races with the ability to excel over and above others in the United States of America.

According to the couple, some groups in America are inherently more likely to succeed than others, pointing at the ease with which Nigerians earn doctorate degrees at stunningly high rates while Indian and Chinese Americans earn much higher incomes than other Americans while the Jews are top of the table reinforced by intense discipline, determination, and not given to fleeting impulse.

In their new book, ‘The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America,’ the two Yale professors said their research shows Nigerians as well as nationals from Jewish, Indian, Chinese, Iranian, Lebanese-Americans, Cuban exiles and Mormons in the category of certain races are bound to succeed over all others in America.

Still on the book, these cultural groups, the authors added, have three easily identifiable traits: the superiority complex, insecurity and impulse control with each group believing it is exceptional, chosen and superior in some ways, while at the same time exhibiting a lack of confidence that prompts them along, thus creating the need for further improvement.

The authors also gave what may be a debatable insight why some groups, including African-Americans, might not have what it takes to reach the top.

The authors added: “It may be taboo to say but some groups in America do better than others. Mormons have recently risen to astonishing business success. Cubans in Miami climbed from poverty to prosperity in a generation. Nigerians earn doctorates at stunningly high rates. Indian and Chinese Americans have much higher incomes than other Americans; Jews may have the highest of all.”

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Shallow thinking that doesn't bother to ask what is behind those traits but happily generalises and then descends on what was probably its original target to start with: African - Americans not doing well because they are 'inherently defective'. It doesn't occur to these couple of course that most slaves into the new World came from Nigeria so if modern Nigerians are one of the eight their kith and kin can't be at the other end of the spectrum for any biologically intrinsic reasons.

A cursory look at the list shows that each member is a high population / high pressure / persecuted / conflict group. As has been proven in labs with rats all over the world, environmental stresses bring out the best / worst in us. It just depends on the mix and degree of the stresses. Analysts who really think and approach the data without, typically, racist bias easily suss this but, even before Hitler, those with an agenda have always been quick to misassess the facts and trumpet their ill-begotten conclusions to an easy to besot world.

Bottom line is that all humans are indeed created equal no matter religion, race, tribe, colour or socio economic status. Only those with EXTREMELY low self esteem need such dubious 'research' to make their sorry lives worth living.