Americas really like Jews. Muslims and atheists? Not so much.

Started by Mermaid, July 20, 2014, 10:37:43 AM

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Mermaid

July 20, 2014, 10:37:43 AM
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.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
A cynical habit of thought and speech, a readiness to criticise work which the critic himself never tries to perform, an intellectual aloofness which will not accept contact with life’s realities â€" all these are marks, not as the possessor would fain to think, of superiority but of weakness. -TR

Solitary

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July 20, 2014, 10:59:00 AM
We are a minority and different, what do you expect from a Nation of bigots?  :whistle: Solitary
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Mermaid

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July 20, 2014, 11:05:35 AM
I don't know about hateful in this case, but it certainly does shed light on fearing diversity.
A cynical habit of thought and speech, a readiness to criticise work which the critic himself never tries to perform, an intellectual aloofness which will not accept contact with life’s realities â€" all these are marks, not as the possessor would fain to think, of superiority but of weakness. -TR

Solitary

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July 20, 2014, 11:09:56 AM
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
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Contemporary Protestant

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July 20, 2014, 11:12:54 AM
My point was that it is silly to bag on america because there are bad people everywhere

Mermaid

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July 20, 2014, 11:14:13 AM
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.
A cynical habit of thought and speech, a readiness to criticise work which the critic himself never tries to perform, an intellectual aloofness which will not accept contact with life’s realities â€" all these are marks, not as the possessor would fain to think, of superiority but of weakness. -TR

Contemporary Protestant

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July 20, 2014, 11:16:19 AM
Not everyone will catch that, so I thought I should say it

Munch

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July 20, 2014, 07:24:25 PM
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.
'Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners' - George Carlin

stromboli

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July 20, 2014, 09:40:55 PM
Yeah, I feel special every time I see where atheists civil rights are denied and shit. Just get a warm glow all over.

Shiranu

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July 21, 2014, 12:03:22 AM
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!".
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