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There is a serious disconnect between Republicans and reality.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/05/09/proud-to-be-part-of-the-reality-based-community/ https://octodon.social/media/vW0Ox9N8lncihS9O3Jc
@pzmyers what if, both democrats and republicans are disconnected from reality, and the truth is that neither are correct?
@nurnymurse The fact that Repubs think white people are discriminated against MORE than black people shows that they are objectively wrong…and worse, completely bonkers.
@pzmyers That might be true if: 1) we have actual measurements on discrimination (do they even exist outside opinion polls?), 2) we're talking private-sector/citizen discrimination rather than government discrimination, and 3) black people discriminated against for positions in employment, government services over other races nowadays.
Those are 3 pretty big if's. do you agree?
(Posting as a canadian with no investment in the dynamics. stuff's different here.)