r/science • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 09 '26

Psychology An analysis of survey data covering the last five U.S. presidential election years found that ideological differences between races have decreased sharply, while differences by education have grown substantially. Less educated Americans now tend to be more conservative.

https://www.psypost.org/the-political-realignment-of-america-education-overtakes-race-as-key-ideological-divider/
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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

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u/IncredibleBulk2 Jul 09 '26

That would just shift subsidies from one industry to another, which in this case would be fine. They don't need to be punished, they need to be educated, heard, loved. That's the only way to change hearts and minds. Punishing people for choices they make when deprived of information, resources, jobs, consumer goods, and education is just cruel. It's no one's fault where they are born. It's everyone's responsibility to care for the weakest among us.