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here's some pointers to results summarising 1. higher racial resentment correlated with higher votes for trump 2. most positive views of rising diversity corre

by shoo 6y ago

here's some pointers to results summarising 1. higher racial resentment correlated with higher votes for trump 2. most positive views of rising diversity correlated with switching from voting for romney to voting for not-trump ; least positive views of rising diversity correlated with switching from voting for obama to voting for trump 3. correlation of support for trump and more negative views of rising diversity the analysis for 2 & 3 "[...] controls for education, gender, age, income, ideology, party, views on immigration, racial resentment and personal finances" https://twitter.com/davidshor/status/1304772188030066689 https://twitter.com/davidshor/status/1304772188030066689

rendall 6y ago
> "This is all pretty pretty clear, I don't know what else you could want." I do wish he would have talked more about what "racially charged internet searches" meant. As Paula Wright pointed out, I'd like to know what those "racially charged internet searches" which you have described as "racist" were. Immigration is surely not a race issue in the US, an ethnically diverse culture. Wouldn't illegal immigration be just as big a concern for black wkibg [sic]* class citizens?* and There was rhetorical slippage here from "racially charged" to "racist".
- davidshor 6y ago
  Hi - “racially charged” meant commonly used racial slurs against African Americans, not anything about immigration.
  - rendall 6y ago
    Hey, thanks for weighing in, David Shor. That puts a new spin on it.
    - rendall 6y ago
      Still, if it's possible, could you walk through the thinking, step by step, when you get a chance? Links to relevant results are fine, no need to write an essay.
  - webmaven 6y ago
    Hi there, and welcome to HN. Have you done any analysis (or know of studies) that bear on the wonky technological (or tech adjacent) issues that tend to consume this forum? Examples would be copyright and patent issues, broadband availability, antitrust, net neutrality, technological unemployment [0], free trade / tariffs / trade war, H1B visas, gig work (eg. Uber), R&D spending, space exploration, AI/algorithmic biases/ethics, open source, capital gains taxes, etc. Conversely, how do you view the structure and detail of party and candidate platforms (eg. Warren's "I've got a plan for that" vs., well, anybody else)? Is more detail better or worse in terms of election results? [0] I've always had a soft spot for this episode of The West Wing: http://westwingwiki.com/2014/04/season-5-episode-19-talking-points/ http://westwingwiki.com/2014/04/season-5-episode-19-talking-...
rayiner 6y ago
What does “rising diversity” mean in this context? Folks in Texas are angry about folks from California moving in and changing the culture. Is this racist? Equating anxiety about cultural change with racism is putting on ideological blinders.

by shoo 6y ago

rendall 6y ago

> "This is all pretty pretty clear, I don't know what else you could want." I do wish he would have talked more about what "racially charged internet searches" meant. As Paula Wright pointed out, I'd like to know what those "racially charged internet searches" which you have described as "racist" were. Immigration is surely not a race issue in the US, an ethnically diverse culture. Wouldn't illegal immigration be just as big a concern for black wkibg [sic]* class citizens?* and There was rhetorical slippage here from "racially charged" to "racist".

davidshor 6y ago
Hi - “racially charged” meant commonly used racial slurs against African Americans, not anything about immigration.
- rendall 6y ago
  Hey, thanks for weighing in, David Shor. That puts a new spin on it.
  - rendall 6y ago
    Still, if it's possible, could you walk through the thinking, step by step, when you get a chance? Links to relevant results are fine, no need to write an essay.
- webmaven 6y ago
  Hi there, and welcome to HN. Have you done any analysis (or know of studies) that bear on the wonky technological (or tech adjacent) issues that tend to consume this forum? Examples would be copyright and patent issues, broadband availability, antitrust, net neutrality, technological unemployment [0], free trade / tariffs / trade war, H1B visas, gig work (eg. Uber), R&D spending, space exploration, AI/algorithmic biases/ethics, open source, capital gains taxes, etc. Conversely, how do you view the structure and detail of party and candidate platforms (eg. Warren's "I've got a plan for that" vs., well, anybody else)? Is more detail better or worse in terms of election results? [0] I've always had a soft spot for this episode of The West Wing: http://westwingwiki.com/2014/04/season-5-episode-19-talking-points/ http://westwingwiki.com/2014/04/season-5-episode-19-talking-...

rayiner 6y ago

What does “rising diversity” mean in this context? Folks in Texas are angry about folks from California moving in and changing the culture. Is this racist? Equating anxiety about cultural change with racism is putting on ideological blinders.