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

[Flash]

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/

[MAGA MAN]

Not surprising to me. I've lost count of the Democrat friends that I have lost after Trump was elected. Good riddance.

[CFM]

They're the ones that believe they're so intellectually superior they can't understand why others don't automatically accept what they say.

[CFM]

Not surprising to me. I've lost count of the Democrat friends that I have lost after Trump was elected. Good riddance.

You didn't lose anything valuable.

[RB 60]

Not surprising to me. I've lost count of the Democrat friends that I have lost after Trump was elected. Good riddance.

I haven't lost any friends, most agree with me politically (the ones I talk politics with). My GF is a Dem, as is her family but we never talk politics (probably why she's still here). I only have one friend (he's a past co-worker) who is a die-hard liberal, he was a master craftsman who I have respect for. Every time we talk, he throws a political statement, but I always change the subject and he gets the message I have no interest in discussing politics with him. It's all good.

[MAGA MAN]

I haven't lost any friends, most agree with me politically (the ones I talk politics with). My GF is a Dem, as is her family but we never talk politics (probably why she's still here). I only have one friend (he's a past co-worker) who is a die-hard liberal, he was a master craftsman who I have respect for. Every time we talk, he throws a political statement, but I always change the subject and he gets the message I have no interest in discussing politics with him. It's all good.

I first met my elderly neighbor during The Obama, and we never talked politics. As soon as Trump was elected he went nutty and would go on an on with the latest CNN talking points. I can't refute his points because he won't listen to reason. After a few minutes I ask him, "Jerry, where does this hate that you express come from?" That ends the conversation.

His son is a turbo-lib and we got in an argument over Kav's appointment when his mother posted on FB. I nailed him with facts and of course he came back with a sexualized insult. My adult daughter saw it and blasted him for it good. He then told his mother, in a post no less, to block the two of us. And she did.

Jerry used to wander over while I was in the garage working on a car or another project and give me useless instructions on how to do my task, and I enjoyed the banter. He would look around for something to sit on and usually end up leaning on a bench. Last year I bought a nice stool for him to sit on and he hasn't been back since. Obviously it was the Kav incident.

I walk over occasionally and invite myself in and the two of them are pleasant enough but not much else.

[Nordberg]

I first met my elderly neighbor during The Obama, and we never talked politics. As soon as Trump was elected he went nutty and would go on an on with the latest CNN talking points. I can't refute his points because he won't listen to reason. After a few minutes I ask him, "Jerry, where does this hate that you express come from?" That ends the conversation.

His son is a turbo-lib and we got in an argument over Kav's appointment when his mother posted on FB. I nailed him with facts and of course he came back with a sexualized insult. My adult daughter saw it and blasted him for it good. He then told his mother, in a post no less, to block the two of us. And she did.

Jerry used to wander over while I was in the garage working on a car or another project and give me useless instructions on how to do my task, and I enjoyed the banter. He would look around for something to sit on and usually end up leaning on a bench. Last year I bought a nice stool for him to sit on and he hasn't been back since. Obviously it was the Kav incident.

I walk over occasionally and invite myself in and the two of them are pleasant enough but not much else.

You cannot refute his points. You got that part right.

[Flash]

You cannot refute his points. You got that part right.

You can't refute jibberish.

[Truth Detector]

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/

Spot on.

[Loving91390]

Call them what they are .... whining little bitches !

[Cypress]

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/

Money Quotes, from your article.

"In general, Republicans seem to dislike Democrats more than Democrats dislike Republicans, PredictWise found."

"many nonwhite Americans.... have more diverse social networks, politically speaking, and therefore tend to have more complicated views of the other side, whatever side that may be."

[Celticguy]

If you believe yourself to be elite, no other opinions are valid by definition.

[MAGA MAN]

You cannot refute his points. You got that part right.

"... because he won't listen to reason."

Trouble reading lol?

[Flash]

Money Quotes, from your article.

Yes, I read the whole thing. What is your point about which party dislikes the other more? That is not the point of the article.

[cawacko]

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/

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.