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This is a study done to determine why there is the perception of extreme partisanship.
https://perceptiongap.us/
Article that sums the study up: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/a...ahoo&utm_campaign=yahoo-non-hosted&yptr=yahoo
Considering I tend to look at liberals/conservatives ; democrats/conservatives as an outdated divisive institution as well as what I see as extreme partisanship flourishing, I found this study to be interesting. You can take the quiz yourself and it rates your perception of the other 'side'.
I am an independant and turns out I understand how republicans think way more than I understand democrats....this actually explains a few things, but also is in part because the democratic split is a little wider than it used to be.
One interesting excerpt from this study is their take on education:
Education Doesn’t Help, Either
Education is intended to make us better informed about the world, so we’d expect that the more educated you become, the more you understand what other Americans think. In fact, the more educated a person is, the worse their Perception Gap – with one critical exception. This trend only holds true for Democrats, not Republicans. In other words, while Republicans’ misperceptions of Democrats do not improve with higher levels of education, Democrats’ understanding of Republicans actually gets worse with every additional degree they earn. This effect is so strong that Democrats without a high school diploma are three times more accurate than those with a postgraduate degree.
Basically what it shows is that there isn't as much 'extremism' out there as everyone thinks. I can't say if it's true or not, because it sure seems like there's a lot more extremism out there, but maybe that's a skew from this forum. Most everyone else I know is a conservative so that also would explain why I apparently understand their views better (although usually don't agree with them).
https://perceptiongap.us/
Article that sums the study up: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/a...ahoo&utm_campaign=yahoo-non-hosted&yptr=yahoo
Considering I tend to look at liberals/conservatives ; democrats/conservatives as an outdated divisive institution as well as what I see as extreme partisanship flourishing, I found this study to be interesting. You can take the quiz yourself and it rates your perception of the other 'side'.
I am an independant and turns out I understand how republicans think way more than I understand democrats....this actually explains a few things, but also is in part because the democratic split is a little wider than it used to be.
One interesting excerpt from this study is their take on education:
Education Doesn’t Help, Either
Education is intended to make us better informed about the world, so we’d expect that the more educated you become, the more you understand what other Americans think. In fact, the more educated a person is, the worse their Perception Gap – with one critical exception. This trend only holds true for Democrats, not Republicans. In other words, while Republicans’ misperceptions of Democrats do not improve with higher levels of education, Democrats’ understanding of Republicans actually gets worse with every additional degree they earn. This effect is so strong that Democrats without a high school diploma are three times more accurate than those with a postgraduate degree.
Basically what it shows is that there isn't as much 'extremism' out there as everyone thinks. I can't say if it's true or not, because it sure seems like there's a lot more extremism out there, but maybe that's a skew from this forum. Most everyone else I know is a conservative so that also would explain why I apparently understand their views better (although usually don't agree with them).
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