Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Your tax dollars at work-----Study: Climate change deniers more likely to hold racist views - The College Fix

Study: Climate change deniers more likely to hold racist views - The College Fix:
"A new study by a DePauw University political science professor claims that those who do not believe in climate change are more likely to hold racist views.
See the source imageStudy author Salil Benegal arrived at this conclusion by examining data from Pew Research and the American National Election Studies, both of which conduct a sample of interviews after each US presidential election.
Since 1960, the latter has conducted a “racial resentment” (against African-Americans) survey which asks participants to rate from 1 to 5 “how much they agreed or disagreed with [the following] four statements”:
  • Irish, Italians, Jewish, and many other minorities overcame prejudice and worked their way up. Blacks should do the same without any special favors.
  • Generations of slavery and discrimination have created conditions that make it difficult for Blacks to work their way out of the lower class.
  • Over the past few years, Blacks have gotten less than they deserve.
  • It’s really a matter of some people not trying hard enough. If Blacks would only try harder, they could be just as well off as whites....

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