I found the inference made in this post to be so astoundingly ignorant that I did a Search on the poster. But he does NOT appear to be an extravagant right-winger or endorser of Stupidism.
@ Mr. Nylock — What happened?
I think that in this instance the fact that she was trying to take a DNA test was the wrong way to try to prove her point. I think there is just so much wrong with it in a way, starting with the fact that many prominent tribes don’t even use DNA testing to determine their status. Secondly, the fact that she uses something other than native american DNA to prove her native american heritage a little disgusting. One of the most tone deaf things I’ve ever seen a politician do.
I would not call myself an endorser of stupid - I do have plenty of stupid thoughts. Perhaps, if my thoughts seem ignorant to you, you could try to counter them with some well informed rebuttal instead of spending all sorts of time digging into my post history. If you did good research on me as a poster you will see how often I accept someone else’s point of view if presented with valid information.
So. Now you’re defending your earlier ridiculous comment, and saying you need a cite to refute it? And inviting me to … to do what exactly? Perform the trivial Google searches that you obviously didn’t bother to do? It is to laugh.
You may force me to retract my half-compliment. 
This is very confused. I don’t think Senator Warren claims to have any DNA expertise at all. The expert she consulted — we shall agree to disagree on whether that consultation was wise at all — presumably used the best diagnostics available to him.
Oh. And BTW, Warren’s DNA was compared against Central and South Americans largely of pre-Columbian (“Native”) ancestry. I’ll let the experts determine whether those people are considered “Native Americans” or whether that term is reserved for “Natives” of the Continental United States. :rolleyes:
This discussion is just getting very boring. I’m sure you’re right and I’m wrong and I’m just some bigot right wing asshole on the internet blah blah blah.
At least you aren’t trying to manipulate things by using a different number of significant digits than he approves of!
Since you’re tripling-down on your innumeracy:
The problem was never the number of sig figs you displayed. It was that your numbers were incorrect regardless of the choice of number of sig figs.
Was your primary math education Common Core? Or somethinge else?
You implied that Warren claimed Native American ancestry, and in particular had the DNA test done, to show she was “disadvantaged.” Do you stand by this?
Answer yes or No freely and I won’t respond. Continue to snipe and snark and I may do the same.
I said “the spread was given from 6 to 10 generations–that ranges from about 1.5% to 0.09%” this was accurate to two digits (with the two full numbers being (1.5625 and 0.09765625.) You then jumped in with this extremely hyperbolic reaction:
With all kinds of highly obnoxious font modifications that didn’t copy over in the paste. But there is absolutely nothing wrong or inaccurate in my numbers and you are coming off as seriously weird in this thread.
Meh, I’m just going to ignore everything you write to me and about me in this thread; you are taking this thread in a tedious and wholly uninteresting direction.
Libeling Senator Warren with a blatant falsehood is “interesting.” Objecting to the libel is “tedious.” Got it.
With that … Yes, I agree ignoring each other is for the best.
Moderator Note
Mr. Nylock and septimus, take your snipping at each other to the Pit, or just ignore each other as you’ve stated your intentions to be. Either way, keep it out of this thread.
Let’s all get back to the original topic of this thread, please.
Are you all missing the point that she only took the DNA test after being taunted by the Bully in Chief?