#pewresearch

[mapsontheweb]

Total fertility rates of Muslims,by country.

[whatshappeningintheworlds-blog]

By the end of this century, Islam will be the most popular religion, according to the PEW Research Center .

[loving-n0t-heyting]

About a quarter of Americans (26%) are following the Israel-Hamas war extremely or very closely. Another 37% say they are following news about the war somewhat closely, while 36% are following not too or not at all closely. [...]

Americans who have been paying greater attention to news about the war are more likely than others to have an opinion about the administration’s response and to approve of it. Both Democrats and Republicans who have been following the war extremely or very closely give the administration much higher ratings than do those who have been following the conflict less closely.

pewresearch

once again reading (more realistically: watching) about foreign affairs in us mainstream news media proves to afford net negative information, political education to make you more stupider

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

The Pew Research Center published a new report on March 15th, revealing how Americans view different religious groups in the country. Conducted from September 13 to 18, 2022, the survey gathered data from 10,588 participants, with a margin of error of 1.5%.

The study discovered that 40% to 60% of the respondents said they hold “neither favorable nor unfavorable” views or “don’t know enough to say” when asked if they had positive or negative feelings towards other religious groups.

Most U.S. adults do not express negative feelings toward multiple religious groups. In fact, about four-in-ten Americans (41%) do not express an unfavorable view toward any group mentioned in our survey. https://t.co/mIYCzDTnk3 pic.twitter.com/1jjh8vAr8x

— Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) March 21, 2023

According to Patricia Tevington, the survey's lead researcher, the study's results speak to most people not wanting to rate entire groups of other people due to fear of stereotyping. The results are also affected by the size of the surveyed religious groups since most people tend to rate their religious groups more positively.

However, many of the respondents had more positive views of certain religious groups, with Jews, mainline Protestants, and Catholics ranking higher compared to other faiths, particularly Muslims, Mormons, Evangelical Christians, and atheists.

NEW: Far more Americans express favorable than unfavorable views of Jews, mainline Protestants and Catholics, according to our new survey that measures U.S. adults’ broad sentiments toward several religious groups. https://t.co/8xDoKFL4jP

— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) March 15, 2023

35% of the respondents viewed Jews more positively than negatively, with only 6% of Americans expressing such sentiment. Mainland Protestants and Catholics were also viewed more positively, about 30% and 34%, respectively.

On the other hand, only 20% of Americans had favorable views of atheists, compared to 24% who had negative opinions of the group. Other religious groups ranked lower were Muslims at 17% and Mormons at 15%.

At the other end of the spectrum, more Americans express negative than positive attitudes toward atheists, Muslims and Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), although most Americans give a neutral response when asked about most groups pic.twitter.com/FNkfq9YJgW

— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) March 15, 2023

Many Americans were also divided on Evangelical Christians, with about 28% of respondents saying they have favorable views of the group compared to 27% who don’t. The study also pointed out the significant difference between how Evangelicals are rated by all Americans (including Evangelicals themselves) and how non-Evangelicals view them.

Among Americans who are not born-again or evangelical Protestants, views of evangelical Christians are far more negative than positive. https://t.co/rnSV6WhxSS pic.twitter.com/T7YFNqP7y8

— Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) March 15, 2023

The report also showed atheists' feelings about other religious groups and vice versa. It also pointed out that atheists are viewed negatively, on balance, both by non-atheists and Americans in general.

The majority of the study’s atheist respondents (72%) said they hold favorable views of their group, which is also true for other religious groups such as Catholics (66%), Mormons (80%), and Jews (81%).

Atheists were also more likely to view other religious groups negatively, including Muslims, Mormons, and Evangelical Christians. Around 79% of atheists say they hold unfavorable views of Evangelicals compared to just 3% who view them more positively. The feeling is mutual for Catholics and Protestants, who gave atheists negative ratings.

However, the report discovered that atheists gave Jews net positive ratings, and Jews are the only religious group more likely to express positive than negative views toward atheists.

Younger Americans have more positive views of atheists than older Americans, explained our president @nicholasrfish. Young adults give atheists a net favorability rating of +11 versus -20 for evangelicals. https://t.co/ip8ZteIERk

— American Atheists (@AmericanAtheist) March 16, 2023

Although 41% of Americans don’t hold negative perceptions toward any religious group, around a quarter (24%) view at least one religious group more negatively, with atheists and Evangelicals being the most common groups singled out.

The study also found another essential factor that affects how Americans see different religious groups: Political affiliation. On average, Democrats view atheists and Muslims more favorably than Republicans. Conversely, Republicans are likely to view Evangelicals and Catholics more favorably than Democrats.

[gorey-gorella]

Racial Disparities in Justice:

sentencingproject. org/publications/one-in-five-racial-disparity-in-imprisonment-causes-and-remedies/

citeseerx.ist.psu. edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=4e80f6700205b56fc150a57497fe51289e5b3ecd

youtube. com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8 (if you look at only one thing, it should be this)

jstor. org/stable/pdf/resrep27319.pdf

Racial Disparities in Health: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2012.300774

link.springer. com/article/10.1007/s40572-022-00360-w

Centrism as Conservatism:

redwoodbark. org/77897/opinion/pick-a-lane-centrism-is-hurting-our-nation/

youtu. be/GLNI2uBiG44?si=9Qxw6sr4KozvfYAz

papers.ssrn. com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4003357

papers.ssrn. com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3867427

youtu. be/J52IT7nPB9o?si=sre3FXQqBh-Rf9MB

Look at Specifics of Intersectionality:

philpapers. org/archive/CREDTI.pdf?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000603

Logic vs. Emotion is a False Dichotomy: nationalgeographic. com/science/article/emotion-is-not-the-enemy-of-reason

news.harvard. edu/gazette/story/2022/01/logic-or-emotion-which-is-more-valuable/

Why Looking at Context is Necessary and Not “Buzzword” Academia:

mercaba. org/SANLUIS/Filosofia/autores/Contemporánea/Butler,%20Judith/Explanation%20and%20exoneration.pdf

Left-leaning policy is consistently supported by science. Right-wing positions are consistently supported by corporate money. This applies to both social and economic issues. Considering the majority of people are working and middle class, support of unions, which consistently improve working conditions, is vital. Yet, even the dems, who are marginally left at best, support unions significantly more than the right (Source: pewresearch. org/politics/2024/02/01/labor-unions/). The work of More Perfect Union and the current FTC commissioner, Lina Khan, also show this is the case.

Where are your sources supporting right-wing policy as a centrist?

Ok, first of all, are you a commie?

[ennovance]

Blogging ≠ #news

How Americans Get Local Political News

“Most Americans follow news about local government and politics, yet only a quarter of them are highly satisfied with the quality of coverage.”

https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/07/24/how-americans-get-local-political-news/ @pewresearch #

https://x.com/mohossain/status/1817262108758990981?s=46&t=GtuOmoaTjOwevz2JidiiDQ

[insurgentepress]

Desaparecen 38% de páginas web en Internet

Un estudio publicado por @pewresearch reveló que una cuarta parte de todas las páginas web que existieron en algún momento entre 2013 y 2023 ya no son accesibles a partir de octubre de 2023.

Agencias, Ciudad de México.- El contenido que está disponible hoy en Internet no es el mismo que había hace diez años, ya que este desaparece con el tiempo hasta el punto de que el 38 por ciento de las páginas que existían en 2013 han dejado de hacerlo en la actualidad. En Internet se pueden encontrar miles de millones de sitios donde localizar información, comprar, ver vídeos y compartir…

[7ooo-ru]

Pew Research Center: с 2013 года из интернета исчезла треть всех веб-страниц

Согласно исследованию Pew Research Center, больше трети всех веб-страниц, существовавших в период с 2013 по 2023 год, по состоянию на прошлую осень были недоступны.

Подробнее https://7ooo.ru/group/2024/05/25/581-pewresearch-center-s2013-goda-izinterneta-ischezla-tret-vseh-veb-stranic-grss-310655962.html

[hajjahj]

Being a black African American woman in her twenties, I can affirm that the majority value and cherish our culture strongly since a little over half of black Americans claim that being black has hampered their capacity to succeed. According to pewresearch, 29% of people say being black has neither hurt nor helped their ability to advance, while 17% say being black has helped them at least somewhat. Additionally, 18% of people say it has hurt them significantly. Black people's perceptions of how their race has affected their potential to prosper are influenced by their education as well. Although majority claim to have encountered racial prejudice, blacks with at least some college experience are more likely than those with less education to report having done so. The general view is that my people (black people) love and value our culture so much that people learn to express love in a number of ways. We decide what can be shared, what can be received, and what will be enjoyable. We identify our love languages and develop fluency in them as we speak and act in them, from expensive presents to hugs. The Black community has a particularly strong affinity for food, which is a universal language of affection. Black-eyed peas, for instance, are a symbol of home success and are served on New Year's Day, guaranteeing their place on the table each year. Everyone who eats from that pot recalls earlier occasions, the person who prepared the black-eyed peas, and the elders opinions. Food is not just a way to express love. Even if we face the negative repercussions of racial disparity, such as homicides and living in food deserts, there is one thing that we can all agree on, which is making sure that everyone has enough to eat.

[farzanarhossainmd-blog]

Mothers feel more worried, stressed and judged than fathers, @pewresearch finds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/01/24/mothers-stressed-worried-pew-survey/ #WomenInMedicine #womeningi #women #corpgov #health #empathy

[mapsontheweb]

Biggest immigrant group in each US state 100 years apart.

[jsorgie]

Check out what the new data from Pew Research is saying on social media companies and political ads!

[yescannabis]

91% of U.S. Adults Say Marijuana Should Be Legal Either For Medical And Recreational Use

Marijuana leaf/American flag graphic. Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay.

The latest Pew Research Center survey released November 14th says the share of U.S. adults who oppose legalization has fallen from 52% in 2010 to 32% today. A strong majority of U.S. adults (91%) say marijuana should be legal either for medical and recreational use (59%) or that it should be legal just for medical use (32%). Less than one-in-ten (8%) favor keeping marijuana illegal in all cases.

Keep reading. 

[gorey-gorella]

I was going to ask about your thoughts on the previous articles now that the broken link thing was cleared up (Prev links: pewresearch. org/global/2011/11/17/the-american-western-european-values-gap/ ; theguardian. com/commentisfree/2021/may/28/centrism-insidious-bias-unjust-status-quo ; cbpp. org/research/health/republic ; sapiens. org/biology/is-race-real/ ; amnesty. org/en/latest/news/2018/10/its-intersex-awareness-day-here-are-5-myths-we-need-to-shatter/ ; fitchburgstate. libguides. com/c. php?g=1046516&p=7616506 ; subversions.tiss. edu/vol2-issue1/gayatri/ ; dailytargum. com/article/2020/10/rizvi-avatar-the-last-airbender-explores-important-sociopolitical-issues), but now that you've listed Dr. Shaym, Short Fat Otaku, and Shoe0nhead (who had a very brief redemption arc but has fallen back into grifterdom) as the individuals who help guide your politics, I can see that trying to have a serious discussion about this is probably not going to be fruitful. Not to say YouTubers can't provide insight (e.g. Lindsay Ellis, Anansi's Library, Boy Boy, F.D. Signifier, etc.), but consuming the works of academics and experts (e.g. Albert Einstein, George Orwell, Judith Butler, W. E. B. DuBois, Amitav Ghosh, Angela Davis, Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, bell hooks, Frantz Fanon, Audre Lorde, Emma Goldman, Kimberle Crenshaw, Cathy Cohen, etc.) is an important part of staying appropriately informed. Observing human behavior is something most people do; what influences the outcome/ conclusions of said observations is what matters and requires a consistent moral framework. What you consider "logical" is shaped by historical context and propagandic efforts (i.e. the notion of information without bias is essentially myth). Also, your exaggerated description of the left reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of their positions (i.e. what intersectionality means—ted. com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en). Finding right-wingers who care about universal healthcare is like finding a needle in a haystack. The left (which is not the dem party because they're mostly neolibs) consistently support policy that upholds equity in comparison to the right (which includes neolibs, Trump republicans, and extreme right-wingers like literal neonazis). You talk of being tired of left-wing vs. right-wing bullshit, but what you're describing as the left proves that you're actually still stuck in said culture war bullshit when the actual war is class war. You are misconstruing ATLA's focus on balance as a Buddhist principle with centrism despite its clear anti-authoritarian/fascist and other left-leaning themes. Hell, Michael DiMartino even shared a quote which compared the Fire Nation to America under Trump.

If Cathy Cohen is considered an expert, then I just don't know what to say. Also, right-wing and even Christian experts exist, so I can easily use what they say and treat them like true sources for everything, but I don't.

I didn't become an atheist because of some long evolution study.

I became an atheist because of the logic of there being a God isn't enough, it doesn't add up, it simply makes no sense, and by observing stuff, I became more and more atheist.

Yes, I do use studies. It's just not the only thing I use. Especially if the study is half-ass like those HAES/fat acceptance studies. And I rarely read long, excess things that don't get to the point quickly enough. I don't use studies that use many buzzwords and very emotional language.

Just because years later, Mike said some dumb shit, comparing Trump's America to a magical, fascism, ancient fiery Japan doesn't defy what the series taught back then.

The Fire Nation didn't turn into a government. It still had the Fire Lord and monarchy stuff at the end of the show, with Zuko becoming Firelord, his daughter becoming Firelord, and Prince Iroh II would also become a Firelord in time. So it's not full on anti-auth. It's anti-fascism.

Authoritarianism isn't inherently bad. Just like how Liberalism isn't inherently good. Rules need to be set in place.

Being a fascist is different from being auth in it of itself. Being fascist is the extremes.

The Airbenders died because they were too pacifistic.

Yes, it had many leftist themes, but it didn't treat the Airbenders and Toph's mindset as perfect. The whole point is balance, and the extremes are bad. The Fire Nation wasn't bad because it was more auth than other nations. It was because it was extremely auth, very fascist and nationalistic at the point they killed all the Air Nomads.

My point is that not all right wingers are the exact same. That's why the far right hates Trump and stuff. Trump was actually very openly pro-gay back in the day. It's why leftists are always infighting.

Also, you have your own bias. I know I have mine, I just don't let it fully control me, but you are acting like you're above it all.

Also, you asked for extremism from the left, not just simple left wing opinions, so what I did? Give you extremist ideas on the left.

I know I'm not above bias, but I try not to be overwhelmingly biased compared to the people in my homeland and here.

I'm not sure if this answered what you asked, but to me, it did.

[ennovance]

#News source:

Social media is the primary source of news for only one in five of them, according to data from the @PewResearch

Tv and newspapers, whether online or in print, both play a far bigger role, supplying news to about 30% of people each

Those who do rely on social media are exposed to plenty of #fakenews: somewhere between 1% and 5% of all news viewed is false or highly misleading, according to an analysis of 11 papers by researchers from Harvard University’s Kennedy School. 

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/31/ai-will-change-american-elections-but-not-in-the-obvious-way #journalism #ai #artificalintelligence #tech #LocalNews

📰 https://x.com/mohossain/status/1689592170544566272?s=46&t=GtuOmoaTjOwevz2JidiiDQ

[tahyirasavanna]

Dating in 2022: "Trust No One, Swipe Left"

Dating in 2022: “Trust No One, Swipe Left”

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