\doc\web\2000\02\ryden.txt Date sent: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:12:33 +0100 To: arthurhu@halcyon.com From: Rydén Subject: From Sweden Dear Sir, I am in charge of a Swedish website that deals with IQ, eugenics and the cloning issue. If you think these subjects are controversional in USA then you should see Sweden (this despite the fact that Sweden used to be a leading nation in the two first mentioned fields). I am 34, married, five kids (the average here is 2) and works as a salesman. I searched on "IQ" and was happy to find your very interesting site. Surprised noone has told me about it before, maybe they dont know about it. I too have read The Bell Curve and I of course have the highest respect for Chinese/Japanese people - have also had a great interest in these cultures since I was a teenager. Anyway, I have printed out your long article on race and IQ and I am delighted to see that there existed such a page in English. I have som stuff on my site translated from China, but that is after all a very diffent continent while your material has originated in America. I wonder if it is OK with you if I translate and use parts (reducing the article in size but without altering your text) of your article on Asians, IQ etc.? 1. I will give the reader a link to the full article on your site. 2. I will link to your site on at least two places on my site. 3. And I will give you full credit. In this way your words will reach people in Sweden, Denmark, parts of Finland and Norway - and all others who can read Swedish of course. OK? I use my own name on the domain simply because much have been written about me for the past 10 years here in Sweden, being labeled "right winger" . Lots of people who hate me, and lots of supporters too. I want to underline that my site is non-political and I do not link to any kind of political groups. Just so that you know. Have you heard about the publication Mankind Quarterly? A scholary journal that writes about these things. Published in the USA. I think you would like that publication. They have had contributions from China, but I dont know if there have been anything from Chinese-Americans. We need you Hu in our work! Let me hear from you. Enclosing a photo of my kids. Age 2-9. My eldest daughter plays the violin and I do everything I can too support that. Try to fill our home with good books, art etc. Visit my website below where you can see a photo of me etc. You can reach me thru the website also on the webmaster@tommyryden.com address too. Tommy Rydén Sweden Arthur Hu I am delighted to hear from you, my basic position is that race / genetic differences may exist, but that is not neccesarily an excuse for all the differences we see between groups, and we need to celebrate diversity, not punish "inferiority", as is the biggest problem with "racism". Too bad I can't make out much of your page for the swedish, but go ahead and translate away and give citations, as far as I can tell no where are you advocating the supremacy of the white races over inferior races or outright hatred, so I guess that is OK. I don't have problems with groups looking out for their own as long as they have respect for everybody else. I didn't know that mankind quarterly had a website, I wonder if they'd be interested in my commenting on the new "outcome based education" testing craze that is turning out tests that are even worse for blacks than the bell curve tests even as they promise to be more fair.