[lbo-talk] hierarchy of prejudice

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Mon Sep 11 09:52:44 PDT 2006


On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Doug Henwood wrote:


> Gallup, 1999
> <http://www.galluppoll.com:/content/Default.aspx?ci=3979&pg=1&t=PO8.%2fdCJcs8zl5yO%2fNNwqlIQtDzqqp7sq7-Y2-A0xj.EfG-tqpnCF3EMpYmot.rmItng%2f%2fWipSWz4bcWLKl2gysBnB5TcD96CcdWJliT.0GsQETz06bBFAn.%2fqlCOw1IFHgFG1CYsGFLeIfbOxdSirCGhMX5ouGl>:
>
> Would not vote for an atheist: 48%.
> ...a homosexual: 37%.
> ...a Mormon: 17%.
> ...a woman: 7%.
> ...a Jew: 6%.
> ...a black, Baptist, or a Catholic: 4%.
>
> These are all way down from higher numbers decades ago

These are all also hugely lower than the Bloomberg/LAT poll you cited originally. And the last three are pretty stunningily wonderful, really, if they're true.

Michael



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