This is an important read, especially Zachary's excerpt from his book in the comments. He methodically, calmly takes a look at studies and assumptions that much of our narratives are based on, and poses questions that get to heart of a lot of frustration.
RT @apokerplayer: A paper by @Musa_alGharbi examining liberal bias in research on racism amongst conservatives. Some academics "have appr…
A paper by @Musa_alGharbi examining liberal bias in research on racism amongst conservatives. Some academics "have approached research with uncharitable priors about the kind of person who would support [Trump] and what they would be motivated by." http
1/ He rode down the escalator and basically said, "The murderin' Spics are comin' up here to rape our white women, I'll kick them the Chinks and the N***ers out," and he shot from <1% in the polls to 35% overnight & never lost his lead. Had no other
People are not exactly honest about their racism when they talk with academics. Hang out with Trump supporters and you'll see what's really going on. It's the glue that holds everything together.
There are whole genre's of research like this, unfortunately. In my recent essay for The American Sociologist, I demonstrated how this plays out in literature on the role of race in the election: https://t.co/I3MWUCcopG
“Liberal” academics pay lip service to opposition to Trump but when push comes to shove they endorse him. This is the director of the organization that Devos cited as the inspiration behind the executive order being signed today regarding conservatives on
@C_Kavanagh @EikoFried @jkflake @ZachG932 ** Trump Studies: The social science obsession with demonstrating that bigotry is the main driver of Trump's support, typically obtained without adequate consideration of alternatives. Eg: https://t.co/DkD7gaUHmb
@Quillette @sapinker Re: "alt-right base" --- "And while Trump does seem to generate particularly powerful antipathy from researchers.... evidence suggests that research with strong adversarial or advocacy orientations may be most susceptible to systemic d
RT @robinhanson: “The same fatal flaw in each story: the attempt to explain a [change] by way of some long-term factor that hasn’t changed,…
“The same fatal flaw in each story: the attempt to explain a [change] by way of some long-term factor that hasn’t changed, or else to explain a global phenomenon in terms of some local peeve.”
@jasonintrator Bad.. non white men? https://t.co/G2jJjl9vvY
20/n And given that many left-leaning media outlets have often cited RR literature in their articles (see https://t.co/hMt1j3BXxG for some examples), the consequences of not doing so (i.e. feeding polarization) are more than academic.
@JakeMGrumbach Here are two deeply thoughtful counternarratives that I think are far more thoughtful and comprehensive than most Trump Studies/Racism papers: https://t.co/mHV6U9fsDv https://t.co/DkD7gaD5XB
Musa al Gharbi has a wonderful piece in the American Sociologist about how academics' universal animosity towards Trump blinds us in trying to analyze Trump support: https://t.co/f2Lju9Nra6 (Paywalled) https://t.co/MeW7JtXFdk
RT @Barnes_Law: @gelliottmorris Read @Musa_alGharbi on how all these "hostile sexism explains Trump voters" and variant self-serving libera…
@gelliottmorris Read @Musa_alGharbi on how all these "hostile sexism explains Trump voters" and variant self-serving liberal theories reflect liberal bias in the creation of the study, not objective reality. https://t.co/rFPCq5tfj0
Progressive professor @Musa_alGharbi @Columbia University points out flaws & bias in scholarly studies of Trump voters. His research suggests the role of RACE has been widely overblown & MISREPRESENTED in TRUMP’s victory. #Democrat #Republicans #
The paper they discuss is here: https://t.co/5SYDg12hbZ
@jayvanbavel this piece argues that the bias is actually in roughly the opposite direction: https://t.co/hAkvQ9acOj
RT @MattGrossmann: Popularizations of the "Trump won due to racial attitudes" thesis demonstrate liberal researcher biases: https://t.co/G0…
RT @MattGrossmann: Popularizations of the "Trump won due to racial attitudes" thesis demonstrate liberal researcher biases: https://t.co/G0…
RT @MattGrossmann: Popularizations of the "Trump won due to racial attitudes" thesis demonstrate liberal researcher biases: https://t.co/G0…
RT @MattGrossmann: Popularizations of the "Trump won due to racial attitudes" thesis demonstrate liberal researcher biases: https://t.co/G0…
Popularizations of the "Trump won due to racial attitudes" thesis demonstrate liberal researcher biases: https://t.co/G0nhwuBmIh (my own view is that variable names & interpretations do show these biases, but that the core thesis of racial/cultural att
"Race and the Race for the White House: On Social Research in the Age of Trump" - @Musa_alGharbi https://t.co/q4cjeHCMKz https://t.co/S5WH553e0q
And here's a link to the PDF site! https://t.co/K0ib49tTxd https://t.co/4bezgdgQqQ
Also, some excellent reasons to be suspect of "Trump Studies" have been nicely articulated by @Musa_alGharbi here: https://t.co/SrTAjJxMd8
@ZachG932 @ronanfitz22 @MerlinPsychSage @i_aver @Chrismartin76 Although I would put @Musa_alGharbi in the category w/you and Conway. https://t.co/SrTAjJxMd8
@Chrismartin76 @AndyVonasch But hey, the idea that Trump voters are driven primarily by threatened cultural/racial superiority is very compelling-to leftist social scientists. Might even have some truth. But these analyses suggest it is not primarily threa
I finally read this piece (https://t.co/W9W5kGZIcu behind paywall I think) on bias in sociology, particularly in regards to studying motivations of voting that resulted in Trump's victory. https://t.co/d3HUZig16n
RT @BerntzenLE: According to review by @HdxAcademy @Musa_alGharbi research on role of racism in 2016 U.S Election distorted by motivated re…
According to review by @HdxAcademy @Musa_alGharbi research on role of racism in 2016 U.S Election distorted by motivated reasoning, confirmation bias & failure to address confounding factors. What of comparable work on populist radical right in Europe?
On race, politics and the danger of "zones of agreement" in social research. Insightful new essay by @Musa_alGharbi in The American Sociologist. https://t.co/RcFzSTev54
Critique of researchers' ideological biases distorting their conclusions about Trump as a person and about Trump's "deplorable" supporters. American Sociologist. Author does not use the term, "Trump Derangement Syndrome" but he might as well have. https:
RT @cult_cognition: Race and the Race for the White House: On Social Research in the Age of Trump | SpringerLink https://t.co/byAQRedhHL
https://t.co/hMt1j3BXxG @MattGrossmann @PsychRabble
RT @cult_cognition: Race and the Race for the White House: On Social Research in the Age of Trump | SpringerLink https://t.co/byAQRedhHL
RT @cult_cognition: Race and the Race for the White House: On Social Research in the Age of Trump | SpringerLink https://t.co/byAQRedhHL
Race and the Race for the White House: On Social Research in the Age of Trump | SpringerLink https://t.co/byAQRedhHL