The Most Politically Intolerant Americans Tend To Be Urban, Highly Educated Whites

[Flash]

Being a Republican in San Francisco this is kind of right up my alley. In the real world I generally don't speak politics with people or when I do it's more on a local or state level but I don't make it a point to announce my political party affiliation. But I've had multiple experiences in SF of people finding out I'm a Republican and looking at me like I'm from another planet and you can just see them judging. It's really kind of interesting.

Some seem to think hate, intolerance, and degradation is acceptable as long as you hate the right people.

[StoneByStone]

The Most Politically Intolerant Americans Tend To Be Urban, Highly Educated Whites, Survey Shows

"Here's a sentence that may surprise many readers: "In general, the most politically intolerant Americans… tend to be whiter, more highly educated, older, more urban, and more partisan themselves."

That's according to a recent article in The Atlantic, which cites the results of a survey conducted by the polling firm PredictWise. The authors were interested in gauging political intolerance—where in the U.S. are people more likely to disassociate from members of the opposite political party?—and were able to assemble a county-by-county index of American intolerance based on poll results."

https://reason.com/2019/03/06/the-mo...ant-american/#

The Geography of Partisan Prejudice: A guide to the most—and least—politically open-minded counties in America

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...judice/583072/

I'm going to have to call bullshit.

[Flash]

I'm going to have to call bullshit.

Do you have evidence to the contrary?

For several years research has shown these changes as American partisanship becomes more intense. For many years Americans said they didn't care if their kids married somebody from the other political party. Now, a much larger percentage say they would object. Americans viewed their party much more favorably than they viewed the other party negatively. It has now reversed viewing the other party much more negatively than they view their party positively.
People now side based on who they hate.

Unfortunately, this partisan negatively now characterize groups with higher levels of education who had always been more tolerant.

[StoneByStone]

Do you have evidence to the contrary?

For several years research has shown these changes as American partisanship becomes more intense. For many years Americans said they didn't care if their kids married somebody from the other political party. Now, a much larger percentage say they would object. Americans viewed their party much more favorably than they viewed the other party negatively. It has now reversed viewing the other party much more negatively than they view their party positively.
People now side based on who they hate.

Unfortunately, this partisan negatively now characterize groups with higher levels of education who had always been more tolerant.

The difference is that the RNC used to be moderate to conservative. Today the party has become cartoonishly corrupt. Maybe this is just me, but I think certain ideas shouldn't be accepted. We should be tolerant of people who disagree on issues, but within reason.

So no, I don't think urban educated Whites on politically intolerant. I think they're not tolerating Fascism.

[Flash]

The difference is that the RNC used to be moderate to conservative. Today the party has become cartoonishly corrupt. Maybe this is just me, but I think certain ideas shouldn't be accepted. We should be tolerant of people who disagree on issues, but within reason.

So no, I don't think urban educated Whites on politically intolerant. I think they're not tolerating Fascism.

Republicans who are intolerant of Democrats are being intolerant of fascism?

I don't see anything in the article that disagrees with what you are saying. It said urban, highly educated whites are the most politically intolerant and you basically agreed by saying that intolerance is justified.

[MAGA MAN]

Republicans who are intolerant of Democrats are being intolerant of fascism?

I don't see anything in the article that disagrees with what you are saying. It said urban, highly educated whites are the most politically intolerant and you basically agreed by saying that intolerance is justified.

Keep at your premise and principles. Guaranteed she will disappear...

[StoneByStone]

Republicans who are intolerant of Democrats are being intolerant of fascism?

Anyone who is being intolerant of Republicans is being intolerant of Fascism.

I don't see anything in the article that disagrees with what you are saying. It said urban, highly educated whites are the most politically intolerant and you basically agreed by saying that intolerance is justified.

Yeah, but saying "politically intolerant" is misleading. It would be like saying this person is "religiously intolerant" when the only religious groups they won't tolerant are terrorist groups like ISIS.
Yes,

[gfm7175]

The difference is that the RNC used to be moderate to conservative. Today the party has become cartoonishly corrupt. Maybe this is just me, but I think certain ideas shouldn't be accepted. We should be tolerant of people who disagree on issues, but within reason.

So no, I don't think urban educated Whites on politically intolerant. I think they're not tolerating Fascism.

The RNC is still quite moderate. The issue is that the DNC has gone completely off the lefty deep end. It's not that the RNC has moved rightward, it's that the DNC has moved VERY leftward.

[StoneByStone]

The RNC is still quite moderate. The issue is that the DNC has gone completely off the lefty deep end. It's not that the RNC has moved rightward, it's that the DNC has moved VERY leftward.

The RNC is extreme in that it has blind loyalty to Trump, which is Fascism. Maybe for some people things like affordable healthcare is far left, but that's not the same as having blind loyalty to a criminal.

[Flash]

The difference is that the RNC used to be moderate to conservative. Today the party has become cartoonishly corrupt. Maybe this is just me, but I think certain ideas shouldn't be accepted. We should be tolerant of people who disagree on issues, but within reason.

So no, I don't think urban educated Whites on politically intolerant. I think they're not tolerating Fascism.

So, you are not disagreeing with anything in the article. You are agreeing people are very intolerant. The difference is you are intolerant toward the right while they are intolerant toward the left.

Deciding which ideas should be accepted is about as intolerant as you can get. Many of those on the right would, like you, agree that some shouldn't be accepted, but you would differ about which ones shouldn't be accepted or what is "within reason." Being intolerant toward fascism is still intolerance and supports the findings of the study. Because you think the intolerance is justified does not mean it is not intolerance.

[Flash]

Anyone who is being intolerant of Republicans is being intolerant of Fascism.

Yeah, but saying "politically intolerant" is misleading. It would be like saying this person is "religiously intolerant" when the only religious groups they won't tolerant are terrorist groups like ISIS.
Yes,

The article was referring to political intolerance of those of the other political party/political ideology.

Conservatives think intolerance toward the left is being intolerant of socialism/communism.

Classifying the left as communists and the right as fascist perfectly illustrates the intolerance discussed in the study. I don't know why you are disagreeing with its general findings.

[StoneByStone]

The article was referring to political intolerance of those of the other political party/political ideology.

Conservatives think intolerance toward the left is being intolerant of socialism/communism.

Classifying the left as communists and the right as fascist perfectly illustrates the intolerance discussed in the study. I don't know why you are disagreeing with its general findings.

Because being intolerant of Republicans actually IS being intolerant of Fascism. This article is making the false equivalence fallacy.

[Flash]

Because being intolerant of Republicans actually IS being intolerant of Fascism. This article is making the false equivalence fallacy.

You are admitting it is intolerance which supports the article. It made no attempt to determine equivalence or determine whether the intolerance of one side is "better" than the other.

You are trying to make the intolerance of both sides a partisan issue. You seem to think there is a "good" intolerance. The right would say intolerance of communism is "good."

[jimmymccready]

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[MAGA MAN]

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