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Here's another example of what I was talking about earlier: http://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2014/08/michael-brown-ferguson-missouri-and-the-invisibility-of-race.html > According to a recent Pew Research Center poll > <http://www.people-press.org/2014/08/18/stark-racial-divisions-in-reactions-to-ferguson-police-shooting/>, > Blacks and whites, as well as Democrats and Republicans, have starkly > different views of this tragic incident. Whites and Republicans tend > to downplay the racial significance of this tragedy whereas Blacks and > Democrats are more likely to emphasize the importance of race. Here > are some of the key findings of the poll: > > * 80% of Blacks said that the Michael Brown case raised important > issues about race whereas only 37% of whites expressed this opinion > * 47% of whites felt that race is getting more attention than it > deserves in this case whereas only 12% of Blacks expressed this > opinion > * 65% of Blacks thought the police response had gone too far whereas > only 33% of whites felt the same way > * 68% of Democrats thought that this case raises important issues > about race whereas only 22% of Republicans expressed this opinion > * 61% of Republicans felt that race was getting too much attention > with this issue whereas only 22% of whites felt the same way > > When I consider these findings I can't help but feel confusion and > concern. How is it possible that /anyone/ could think that the > shooting of Michael Brown /does not/ raise important issues about > race? The fact that two-thirds of whites expressed this viewpoint is > astounding. > How do we square this reality with the reality of a white dominated Left? _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
