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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:54 PM Original message |
Are poor or undereducated whites more likely to be racist? |
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Aloha Spirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. You mean, where's the poll that asks West Virginians if they consider themselves racist?... |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. I have a friend from Arkansas who went back home for a wedding, and she said the 'N" word was just a |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Ah ...that figures ...Clinton country. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. of course a poll wouldn't work |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. It also depends upon your personal culture, how your world is organized. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Deep South Southerner checking in. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's because old white people tend to be less educated and have lower income. |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. Not sure I wanna go there. I'm neither undereducated nor white. |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. not to be too simplistic, you might find that in the last 140+ years, post-Civil War... |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
35. fear |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. Nope, Usually more uneducated the state or country the more exclusionary they are. WV is 2nd lowest |
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southern_belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. That is too broad a statement/question |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. It would make sense if there's a correlation between a lack of ed |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
11. Yes. (NT) |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. In my experience, yes. |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
13. k&r - this is a horrendous meme and needs to stop. |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. I won't go that far, however... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. Possibly.. here's why |
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atufal1c (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. I think you're on to something here. |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
17. Racism is fear and ignorance, and they go hand in hand. If someone is ....... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. people can be "officially" well-educated and still be ignorant |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
18. That has been true in my experience, yes |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
19. Maybe more honest about it |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. i think you're onto something there |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
20. Are uneducated, poor black people more likely to be racists? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. they're more likely to be manipulated through use of fear and appeals to their reptilian brain. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
22. I think poor whites feel they always have to be fighting for THEIR jobs |
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graycem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. I think so.. |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
24. no |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. thanks |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
28. Not more likely to be any more prejudiced than other people |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
29. Of course they must. What other reason could anyone possibly have for voting against your guy? n/t |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Unless I'm misinterpreting your response, |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. You're right, I did. My apologies. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
32. A better question is this- Do racists tend to be uneducated or poor? |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. many of the racists I know |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. But do they represent the majority of racists? From what I have see |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:46 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Wrong, most every gated community resident and upper class Republican is pretty racist |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:54 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. How many poor people do you know well? |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. an even better question |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
37. Poor Less Educated People Would Have Less Opportunity To Get Away From A Racist Environment... |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
38. Not more likely to be. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
42. We learn what we are taught... |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
43. Yes, but you can say the same thing about poor or undereducated Hispanics or African Americans |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
44. No. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
46. Funny how those who do not benefit from racism are blamed for it by those who do |
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