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evanjrowley
on May 13, 2025
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Why the Poor Vote for the Right (and Stop Demandin...
As with most social science, the measures show correlation and not causation. What they "say" is an opinion that has confirmed your biases.
austin-cheney
on May 13, 2025
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In this case causation is irrelevant, because its clearly known. The goal is get the dollars, get the votes, with the causation being attitudes. Correlation is all that matters, because its how they modify attitudes to get what they want.
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