What race were any people, before they inhabited the lands their modern ancestors did? How about us former yugoslavians? What race are we now?
before they inhabited the lands their modern ancestors did
What is the relevance of this part?
Race isnt even a constant that can me measured. A man has a son to a woman from the country next to his. That son goes to his mothers country. That man has a son with a woman from the country over. That son moves to his mothers country. Etc etc. Its stupid and a waste of time and energy trying to talk about this sort of rubbish.
Race is a bit like species. Both of them are something people like to think are fixed, solid categories, but they can actually be rather fuzzy. This doesn't make them not real or useless, though. We do observe that people of different lineages have different average traits, health problems and responses to health treatments. So you're right, it isn't a constant. I think that idea is silly anyway. However, I don't find it stupid or a waste of my energy. I'm also unsure why you lowered yourself to even have this discussion.
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