Late last week, the Pew Research And Public Life Project dropped a fascinating new survey on .
The pollsters used a "thermometer" that went up to 100 for respondents to plot just how warmly they felt toward different communities. They deemed a rating of more than 50 as positive, while a rating of less than 50 was deemed negative.
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Perhaps surprisingly, Jews were viewed more warmly than any other group. With a mean rating of 63, they just beat out Catholics at 62 and evangelical Christians at 61 for the top spot.
(http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/07/PF-2014-07-16-religiousViews-00.png)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/07/19/332678567/americans-really-like-jews-muslims-and-atheists-not-so-much?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140719
We are a minority and different, what do you expect from a Nation of bigots? :whistle: Solitary
People everywhere are hateful
I don't know about hateful in this case, but it certainly does shed light on fearing diversity.
QuotePeople everywhere are hateful
People everywhere are loving too, what's your point? There are good reasons to hate, and stupid reasons to hate, and also stupid reason to love---like imaginary creatures that control your life. :flowers: Solitary
My point was that it is silly to bag on america because there are bad people everywhere
Quote from: Contemporary Protestant on July 20, 2014, 11:12:54 AM
My point was that it is silly to bag on america because there are bad people everywhere
That isn't the point of the article. It happens to be the focus of the research, but it speaks to a larger problem.
Not everyone will catch that, so I thought I should say it
Argumentum ad populum
I'd rather be part of a smaller group of people and feel like I have an identity then part of a majority and feel like just another number.
Yeah, I feel special every time I see where atheists civil rights are denied and shit. Just get a warm glow all over.
Buddhists are really low... that's... weird...
I really don't see how people are like, "Damn Buddhists, ruining the place with their compassion and shit!".