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Many people say that leftists aren't really leftists for various economic reasons, but Democratic donors are also more left-wing than their constituents on economic issues...
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Addition. Democracy does not seem to have a positive impact on economic growth:
arxiv.org/abs/2408.05059
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Next, I'll repeat some tweets here in the threadreaderapp form.
About studying economics and conservatism:
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You also know that white people of British/German descent are the most politically right-wing:
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Studying STEM makes Men More Politically right-wing:
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It's the same with the biological concept of race. It is recognized most of all by white heterosexual men, least of all by Jews, women and "colored" people.:
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None of this is surprising. After all, the basis of right-wing ideas is faith in the hierarchy of people. Please note that this works equally for both economic and social conservatives:
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In general, with serious scientific analysis, the idea of a "liberal elite" breaks down. The members of the Ku Klux Klan and the John Birch Society were more educated than the average American:
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A little more about science and the left:
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