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A recent post by John Authers @johnauthers raises some interesting questions about the US consumer market and #crypto industry. Let's look at some important points.
1/10 💵 Consumer discretionary stocks are outperforming staples, which is usually a sign of economic expansion. However, retail sales growth remains slow, causing some uncertainty. #Markets 
2/10 📉 Surveys like those run by the University of Michigan and the Conference Board show that consumer expectations have waned since the start of the year. #ConsumerSentiment
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Fear & Loathing across Party Lines: New Evidence on Group Polarization
Research from 2014 revealed that in the US, political #partisanship was already in a harmful downward spiral. Since then, #polarisation of the electorate in the US & UK has dramatically increased.
Fear & Loathing across Party Lines: New Evidence on Group Polarization
Research from 2014 revealed that in the US, political #partisanship was already in a harmful downward spiral. Since then, #polarisation of the electorate in the US & UK has dramatically increased.
Evidence from the 2014 study demonstrated that hostile feelings for the opposing party are ingrained or automatic in voters' minds, & that affective polarisation based on party is just as strong - often stronger - as polarisation based on race.
This matters not least because party cues exert powerful effects on nonpolitical judgments & behaviours, leaving voters open to manipulation.
In the UK & US, political actors know that political partisans discriminate against opposing partisans, & some unmercifully exploit this.
In the UK & US, political actors know that political partisans discriminate against opposing partisans, & some unmercifully exploit this.
I do not know a smart *and* critical thinking Trump Voter.
I know 'smart people' who are Trump supporters, but only two. (I live in S.C. & I know a lot of people.)
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I know 'smart people' who are Trump supporters, but only two. (I live in S.C. & I know a lot of people.)
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👉🏽Because I live in S.C. where education is sorely lacking, #partisanship is mostly racial, and where fundamental Protestantism displaces a desire for #education anyway, being smart, intelligent, or educated is not in the top 50 attribute goals of a typical citizen.👈🏽
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So although smart, when it comes to who they're voting for they're unable to think critically because
1⃣ they get their news from only RW Fox punditry and miss important information that would educate them (#FactsMatter) *into* thinking critically and/or
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1⃣ they get their news from only RW Fox punditry and miss important information that would educate them (#FactsMatter) *into* thinking critically and/or
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