Similarly, people in this thread who so readily provide their own interpretations of this data as supporting their existing beliefs: please stop and consider th

Similarly, people in this thread who so readily provide their own interpretations of this data as supporting their existing beliefs: please stop and consider that data in itself doesn't prove anything. Interpretation is what matters. You'll see plenty of excellent questions both elsewhere in this thread and even posted as a response to the research. The point is not that the data itself is wrong - though it may well be, given the sources - but that the interpretation and conclusions may be far less straightforward than they first appear. Consider what else you may be ignoring as you seize an answer that feels concrete and rational, and just happens to agree with your existing political stance. This is, indeed, a teachable moment.