So if Obama loses - its all because or racism....

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Forgive me Takeda, but that is a bit of a double standard - don't you think?

You stated that a conclusion drawn from an inferrence drawn from another inferrence is somehow laudable - when the results state that "whites" - aka non-blacks - are racist.

Yet when I show a clear, logical line from the researcher to the administration and a proposed purpose behind the results presented - I somehow am doing " a lot of mental gymnastics"?

Fact: Obama's poll numbers are continuing to decline.
Fact: Many Democratic pundits are openly critical of his campaign and his chances of winning.
Fact: "Research" claiming that a significant portion of "white" America is racist is released by a left leaning researcher with a connection to Team Obama.
Fact: Such "research" is then publicly held up by multiple left leaning media outlets.

Conclusion????

Draw your own - I did and stand by mine. At the least, my conclusion is supported by a lot more fact and a lot less "mental gymnastics" than the conclusions presented in the research paper by Seth Stevens-Davidowitz.

It is not a double standard. You response is a typical one that polemics hold toward academics. Your line is only clear because you wish it to be. This student posted findings that you do not like. You, therefore, take it upon yourself to credit or discredit the argument as you see fit. Academics take this a par for the course. It is, to be honest, a typical anti-intellectual response that has become a mainstay of right-wing politics over the past 20 years or so. I like you, and I think you are a good guy, so I will beg your pardon if I do not take it seriously.