Debunking the racism survey
September 23, 2008
via Christian Progressive Liberal from Jack and Jill Politics
They Can’t Have That - Why I Don’t Trust Political Polls
Because when it looks like the outcome is not what those in charge would like to see, a statistical poll is published to scare the masses into doing something else. Check out the results of the following poll about the “Racial Divide” in America:
Asked how much of America’s existing racial tension is created by blacks, more than one-third of white respondents said “most” or “all,” and 9 percent said “not much.” Only 3 percent of blacks said “most” or “all,” while half said “not much at all.”
Nearly three-fourths of blacks said white people have too much influence in American politics. Only 12 percent of whites agreed. Almost three times as many blacks as whites said blacks have too little influence.
Far more blacks than whites say government officials “usually pay less attention to a request or complaint from a black person than a white person.”
One in five whites have felt admiration for blacks “very” or “extremely” often. Seventy percent of blacks have felt the same about whites.
I have several problems with this poll. First, it was conducted by individuals at Stanford University. Given that Stanford is indeed, a premier, Ivy League of the West Coast College; the fact remains that it is also one of the most politically conservative colleges in the collegiate education system. Because this is a historic election year, in which the real test will be in whether or not white people can really put aside their bigotry and make a choice based on qualification as opposed to race. Read more
