Be wary of racism absolvers
Be wary of racism absolvers
- January 5, 2017
- Michael Tesler, poli sci, in The Undefeated, Jan. 5, 2017
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Michael Tesler, for example, a University of California, Irvine political science professor, reports that whites holding “racially resentful beliefs, such as blaming racial inequality on black culture” strongly predicted support for Trump. The perception that whites are the real victims of racial discrimination, furthermore, “appeared to be an unusually strong predictor of support for Donald Trump in the general election,” writes Tesler.
For the full story, please visit http://theundefeated.com/features/be-wary-of-racism-absolvers/.
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