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LEFT WING LOONS Title: Does RACISM explain the rise of Donald Trump? Controversial new study claims supporters want to stop 'decline of whiteness' Many white Americans now believe that their hierarchical standing is being threatened by minority groups, leading them to support political forces that would help restore the status of whiteness, a new study claims. Through a series of online experiments, a Stanford University sociologist found that heightened levels of racial resentment were tied to greater support for the Tea Party in white participants. The study suggests that the perceived decline of whiteness prompts some to align with platforms that condemn minority groups and they say this mindset may be at play in the rise of Donald Trump. Scroll down for video Through a series of online experiments, a Stanford University sociologist found that heightened levels of racial resentment were tied to greater support for the Tea Party. Pictured above, protesters gather to oppose the arrival of buses carrying undocumented migrants in 2014 According to Stanford professor of sociology Robb Willer, this trend began with the election of President Obama in 2008 and grew through the Great Recession, along with the rising political influence of minorities in America. The team, which also included Matthew Feinberg of the University of Toronto and Rachel Wetts of the University of California, Berkeley, conducted five survey-based online experiments involving 1,329 participants. In the first, white participants were shown altered photos of President Obama. Those who viewed an artificially darkened picture of Obama were more likely to express their support for the Tea Party, at 22 percent, compared with those who were shown a lightened photo, at just 12 percent. According to Willer, the findings suggest the threats to racial status have caused some to turn to support for the Tea Party, and likely Trump, based on their advocacy of certain policies, including restrictions on immigration, opposition to Obama, militant positions toward Muslim nations. Tea Party demonstrators pictured 'And there is good reason to think that many of the same psychological forces propelling Tea Party support also propel support for Trumps candidacy. Indeed, Trumps statements probably go further in criticizing minority groups than the Tea Party did.' What was largely implicit in the case of the Tea Party has become more explicit in the case of Trumps candidacy Willer said. According to Willer, the findings suggest the threats to racial status have caused some to turn to support for the Tea Party, and likely Trump, based on their advocacy of certain policies, including restrictions on immigration, opposition to Obama, militant positions toward Muslim nations. The researcher says these policies would help to 'restore the standing of whites in America.' Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 12.
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