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The 'track' I was referring to, was that it's ok for your kid to marry someone from another part of the political spectrum than yours.
by rossdavidh 4y ago
The 'track' I was referring to, was that it's ok for your kid to marry someone from another part of the political spectrum than yours.
- jrm4 4y agoAnd what I am saying is that you can't separate these two things; the improvements in integration are at least partially the cause of this perceived "polarization." Back then, Democrats and Republicans alike could be comfortably racist; one might wonder if black folks even got to take the survey. But two things happened, one is the civil rights movement which made people less racist. (yay!) and the other is the radicalization of the Republican party. Today, Democrat/Republican is a much better proxy/predictor for -- well, let's be PC here and say, potential matches. It's not a bad predictor (and before someone says some nonsense comparing this to prejudice, political party is 100% a choice and nothing like racial discrimination.)