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> Adams said Black people are a hate group, citing a recent Rasmussen survey which, he said, shows nearly half of all Black people do not agree with the phrase

> Adams said Black people are a hate group, citing a recent Rasmussen survey which, he said, shows nearly half of all Black people do not agree with the phrase “It’s okay to be white.” Pay attention to this common trick, where journalists omit checking an easily verifiable fact, and choose to report it as if it were a mere unfounded statement by their target. "He said" it, because that is what the survey actually showed: BLACK AMERICANS ONLY: "It's okay to be white." 53% agree, 26% disagree, 21% not sure - https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1628460192932237313 https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/162846019293223731... The article itself is paywalled [1], but this somewhat dubious website reporting on it [2] claims it found that: By race, 81% of Whites, 53% of Blacks and 58% of other races at least somewhat agreed it’s alright to be white. [1] https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/january_2023/not_woke_yet_most_voters_reject_anti_white_beliefs https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/ge... [2] https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/poll-72-us-adults-say-its-ok-be-white https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/poll-72-us-adul...

nulbyte 4y ago
Or you could watch the video where he actually said it, while justifying his identifying as white again, because by previously identifying as black, he accidentally joined a hate group. The story isn't about the poll, it's about Scott Adams.
- nhchris 4y ago
  > The story isn't about the poll, it's about Scott Adams. The story is about Scott Adams' rant, but tries to avoid the question of how much of his rant was based in fact.
  - slaw 4y ago
    That fact is racist and knowledge based on facts is racist.
adrianmoses 4y ago
He also says in the video "I used to identify as black because I want to be on the winning team" and "If you're white, just stay away from black people"
powera 4y ago
The other problem with the survey is: if I think "it's okay to be white" is a stupid slogan used mainly by trolls, do I "agree" with it or not?
- nhchris 4y ago
  If you feel the need to hide behind trolls to avoid agreeing with literally the mildest possible statement about whites, then I would say that no, you don't. That's like being pro-vivisection just because the Nazis made a point about banning it.

nulbyte 4y ago

Or you could watch the video where he actually said it, while justifying his identifying as white again, because by previously identifying as black, he accidentally joined a hate group. The story isn't about the poll, it's about Scott Adams.

nhchris 4y ago
> The story isn't about the poll, it's about Scott Adams. The story is about Scott Adams' rant, but tries to avoid the question of how much of his rant was based in fact.
- slaw 4y ago
  That fact is racist and knowledge based on facts is racist.

adrianmoses 4y ago

He also says in the video "I used to identify as black because I want to be on the winning team" and "If you're white, just stay away from black people"

powera 4y ago

The other problem with the survey is: if I think "it's okay to be white" is a stupid slogan used mainly by trolls, do I "agree" with it or not?

nhchris 4y ago
If you feel the need to hide behind trolls to avoid agreeing with literally the mildest possible statement about whites, then I would say that no, you don't. That's like being pro-vivisection just because the Nazis made a point about banning it.