How exactly does Israel keep its birth rate up?

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[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

21% of Israel's population consists of Arabs. They have a TFR of 3. A futher 12.6% of Israel is composed of Haredi Jews. They have a TFR of 7. Factor those in and Israel's fertility rate is no longer so extraordinary. Plus, 30-35% of Israel is composed of Mizrahim Jews. They are not European like Ashkenazi and have semitic features and IQ. Low Iq people tend to have a high birth rate.

A lot of people don't realize this but Israel is only about 35-40% Ashkenazi, i.e European Jews. They have an IQ of about 103 and hold up the Jewish state. That's why Israel is so developed despite having an average iq of 94. Its held up by a large smart fraction.

I don't know if there's data for non-haredi ashkenazi Jews, but their fertility trends should be no different than Russian Jews in Israel. Their TFR is 1.5

[–]WorldSharp 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

A lot of people don't realize this but Israel is only about 35-40% Ashkenazi, i.e European Jews. They have an IQ of about 103 and hold up the Jewish state. That's why Israel is so developed despite having an average iq of 94. Its held up by a large smart fraction.

Are....are they white?

[–]MarkimusNational Socialist 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No. They have some biological white admixture but they're not part of the Culture-State-Nation-People-Race of Europe. Their psychology and language is wholly separate from the European one which is why they have never assimilated and never can assimilate.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They are on average about 60% white. They are essentially a hybrid of european and middle eastern people. Regardless, they have bred within themselves for millennia and have essentially become a different race altogether.

The Jewish identity does have a racial element but at its heart its an identity. A tribal identity, shaped by a religion, history and shared view of the word.

[–]SoylentCapitalist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

They have an IQ of about 103

Ashkenazi IQ is more like 110. Why do you think the ones in Israel have less?

[–]shilldetector 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Because the 110 number was never representative of their global population. It was taken from a small wealthy subset. The Israeli number is probably more accurate and taken from a larger sample size.

[–]SoylentCapitalist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

https://saidit.net/s/debatealtright/comments/57yq/an_analysis_of_jewish_iq_and_overrepresentation/

TL;DR – The average Ashkenazi IQ is about 110, almost certainly 107-112.

[–]shilldetector 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Your TLDR over simplifies what the post said, nor does it really dispute what I said, and while it seems like a decent enough assessment of the subject by someone who has consistently good takes on many things, it in no way would lead me to conclude that the average is "amost certainly 107-112". Nor does it really matter much. IQ tests are kind of limited. Two people could score 125 and one could fail to get a degree in Engineering school miserably no matter how hard they tried while the other does it with little effort, so equal scores does not mean equal intelligence or cognitive abilities.

[–]SoylentCapitalist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Your TLDR over simplifies what the post said

That was directly copy and pasted from his TLDR, read the bottom.

Two people could score 125 and one could fail to get a degree in Engineering school miserably no matter how hard they tried while the other does it with little effort, so equal scores does not mean equal intelligence or cognitive abilities.

Sure, that's why I've researched things like conscientiousness in the past but we're simply discussing their IQ.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

https://thuletide.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/ashkenazi-iq-as-high-as-they-claim/

IQ tests of Israeli military recruits show that Ashkenazi have an IQ of 103.