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In light of recent events nationwide, I want to discuss what is likely the most controversial subject I will touch on yet.
The unfortunate but considerable negative relationship between ethnic diversity and social trust
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The unfortunate but considerable negative relationship between ethnic diversity and social trust
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In 2007, the greatest political scientist in America, Robert Putnam, released these findings:
"In the short run, however, immigration and ethnic diversity tend to reduce social solidarity and social capital."
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"In the short run, however, immigration and ethnic diversity tend to reduce social solidarity and social capital."
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Not only do cross-racial relationships and trust decline, but intra-racial ones do as well.
"...in ethnically diverse neighborhoods residents of all races tend to ‘hunker down’. Trust (even of one’s own race) is lower, altruism and community cooperation rarer, friends fewer."
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"...in ethnically diverse neighborhoods residents of all races tend to ‘hunker down’. Trust (even of one’s own race) is lower, altruism and community cooperation rarer, friends fewer."
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Needless to say, this is horrifying news for America.
And it's horrifying for a few distinct reasons.
It horrifies me because it means this all might not work.
Our 'melting pot' is becoming a crumbling cauldron.
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And it's horrifying for a few distinct reasons.
It horrifies me because it means this all might not work.
Our 'melting pot' is becoming a crumbling cauldron.
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Secondly, it concerns me that certain topics are too taboo in America, the only way we can fix things is the good ol' fashioned way, by talking about them.
“When there’s no name for a problem, you can’t see a problem. When you can’t see a problem, you can’t solve it.”
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“When there’s no name for a problem, you can’t see a problem. When you can’t see a problem, you can’t solve it.”
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That more racial diversity decreases social trust has been replicated and corroborated.
"We find a statistically significant negative relationship between ethnic diversity and social trust across all studies."
It's not something we should ignore any longer
annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.114…
"We find a statistically significant negative relationship between ethnic diversity and social trust across all studies."
It's not something we should ignore any longer
annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.114…
I don't write the things I write because I hate anybody.
I want to pursue the evidence and data, even when it leads me to uncomfortable and unfortunate findings.
Increased ethnic diversity, by all available evidence, seems to harm social trust, neighborhoods and cities.
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I want to pursue the evidence and data, even when it leads me to uncomfortable and unfortunate findings.
Increased ethnic diversity, by all available evidence, seems to harm social trust, neighborhoods and cities.
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We aren't stuck here, and it's not hopeless.
I wouldn't leave any of you on a defeatist note, we need a unifying identity we can rally around, and no, it can no longer be racial tribalism.
We can and should find another identity to coalesce around, perhaps patriotism.
I wouldn't leave any of you on a defeatist note, we need a unifying identity we can rally around, and no, it can no longer be racial tribalism.
We can and should find another identity to coalesce around, perhaps patriotism.
I'll be publishing more on this on my Substack soon as well.
Sources below.
Putnam:
puttingourdifferencestowork.com/pdf/j.1467-947…
The Literature Review:
annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.114…
Sources below.
Putnam:
puttingourdifferencestowork.com/pdf/j.1467-947…
The Literature Review:
annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.114…
I wrote this with a heavy heart, but with a foot stretched forward toward a hopeful future.
God bless you all, and God bless America.
God bless you all, and God bless America.
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