Dear Josie,
Thanks for your email.
It is soooooooo hard to be in close relationship with someone whose obtusity is probably irremediable.
Consider.
A hugely disproportionate percentage of black-on-black killings AND white-on-white killings take place in any residentially segregated society.
This fact is so rudimentary that one would hope it needn't be necessary to point out the statistical inevitability of this huge disproportion.
American "conservatives" are always on the lookout for anecdotes and statistical anomalies which, supposedly, "prove the scientists wrong."
This predisposition is related to "magical thinking," "miraculous thinking," delusion, illusion, alternative facts, whole cloth lies, innuendo, gossip and the existential sine qua non of ensuring the survival of one's ideology. There may be no threat as great as "losing one's religion."
An Aside: If you view contemporary American politics through a statistical lens, you will find with astonishing regularity that shoddy thinking goes hand-in-hand with the inability/refusal to understand statistics. This observation is true across a very broad spectrum, right down to the dimwitted and essentially egotistical refusal to wear masks. (This kind of egotism often manifests when people MUST adhere to the strict tenets of their belief system or risk some kind of perceived "damnation." The phenomenon is called "Salvation Assurance.")
Here is a highly informative (and pertinent) article published in the U.S. News and World Reports (a centrist if not slightly right-of-center publication).
Race And Homicide In America, By The Numbers
Excerpt: White-on-white killings as a percentage of all homicides involving a white victim also fell, to 81.3 percent, marking the lowest share of such killings since 2001.
The margins are small, fluctuating by less than 3 percentage points in the last 15 years: Since 2001, the share of black-on-black and white-on-white homicides as a proportion of those killed of each race peaked at 91.9 and 84.2 percent, respectively.
I also draw your attention to Trump's egregious lies on this same subject:
And here are a number of posts on closely related issues.
The Chances Of A Refugee-Terrorist Killing An American Are 3.6 Billion To 1
But, By God, We're Going To Eliminate That 1!
(3.6 billion to 1 is a far lower probability than being killed by a fellow American or a member of one's own family)
Americans Are 9 Times More Likely To Be Killed By A Policeman Than A Terrorist
Americans Are 9 Times More Likely To Be Killed By A Policeman Than A Terrorist
American Cops Fire More Bullets At One NYC Man Than All German Cops Fire In A Year
http://paxonbothhouses.
1 Small Town's Cops Have Killed More People Than Combined Police Of Germany And U.K.
http://paxonbothhouses.
"Is The United States Still A Nation Of Law? Bad Cops And Bad Politicians Walk"
"We Like War"
Video
Alan: Fundamentally, America is in an epistemological crisis which is to say we've gotten very sloppy about asking the question: "How do we know what we think we know?"
"Is The United States Still A Nation Of Law? Bad Cops And Bad Politicians Walk"
"We Like War"
Video
Alan: Fundamentally, America is in an epistemological crisis which is to say we've gotten very sloppy about asking the question: "How do we know what we think we know?"
Tyranny's Best-Kept Secret: It's All About Epistemology
http://paxonbothhouses.
That Big Brother Is Watching You Is Nothing: The Horror Is His Redefinition Of Trumpery As Truth
Recently, I have started calling people who eat ideological shit by their true name:
Similarly, never forget the Prime Directive, recently re-focused by The Surgeon General:
Love
Alan
PS Here are several posts exploring relatively recent findings about the relationship between childhood upbringing and the nearly obligatory political beliefs that children then hold in adulthood. The psychology of "Strict Father" and "Nurturant Parent" has illuminated the entire political panorama for me.
Short Form:
How The Values Of "Strict Father" -- Or "Nurturant Parent" -- Control Our Political Views
"Fear And Anxiety Drive Conservatives Political Attitudes"
Ironically:
"There is no fear in love.
But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
The one who fears is not made perfect in love."
1 John 4:18
"Fear And Anxiety Drive Conservatives Political Attitudes"
"There is no fear in love.
But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
The one who fears is not made perfect in love."
But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
The one who fears is not made perfect in love."
1 John 4:18
Long Form:
"Strict Father" And "Nurturant Parent": The Two World Views That Determine Our Political Values
"How We Ended Up In 2 Totally Divided Camps, Both Convinced They're Absolutely Right"
Thomas Merton: "Our Job Is To Love Others Without Stopping To Inquire If They Are Worthy"
On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 11:28 AM JM wrote:
Help me ... this in from Tom who thinks blacks killing blacks in Chicago is what everybody needs to be paying attention to.
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From: TM
Date: Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 10:08 AM
Subject: Chicago: 75% of Murdered Are Black, 71% of Murderers Are Black
To: Josie
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