Folks seem to think that Charles Murray's arguments are just about the black-white IQ gap being genetic. They're not. The gap in IQ between receptionists and doctors is much bigger than the black-white IQ gap. His arguments imply that's genetic too!
His views imply that if you choose 1000 doctors and 1000 receptionists at random and analyze them genetically, you will find systematic genetic differences between both groups and these genetic differences hugely pre-determined their cognitive abilities and life outcomes.
Murray's arguments don't just imply that blacks are genetically limited (on average). They imply that if you or someone you know didn't do well on the SAT for instance then more likely than not, it's largely because of genetically pre-determined cognitive limitations.
The racial spin makes it sound like these genes-and-IQ arguments are just about black people specifically. These arguments are actually about the nature of *all* people.
Murray's arguments imply that whether you're black or white, genes are a huge factor in determining where you end up in American society. He also claims the US is largely meritocratic. This implies that genes determine not just where you end up but where you actually belong.
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