Public Policy Polling recently released a poll of Republican primary voters in Mississippi. Here's the most shocking result:
46% of these hardcore Republican voters believe interracial marriage should be illegal, while 40% think it should be legal.
No, this isn't 1966 when interracial marriage became legal in Mississippi. This is 2011.
But who are these "hardcore Republicans"?
The PPP poll also revealed that [Sarah] Palin has more support among voters who believe interracial marriage should be illegal than among those who are OK with it. Mitt Romney's numbers reveal just the opposite. He has a higher favorability among Mississippi Republicans who want interracial marriage to remain legal.
Interesting.
One thing I hear all the time from well-intentioned supporters of marriage equality is "Just be patient. The next generation is more accepting. Things will change in another ten or twenty years." Well check out this result from the poll:
Yes, the 18-29 bracket is nearly as racist as the over 65 crowd. How's that for all are created equal? Maybe we should cut billions more from education, fire tens of thousands more teachers, and give more corporations tax cuts, so that more and more of our young never learn about the radical nature of their nation's Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and history of civil rights that deplore such racism, bigotry, and hatred. Dog bless America.
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Those are some truly scary statistics.
I wonder if its because the younger crowd isn't being educated about the civil rights struggles of the 1960's.
Good grief. So much for "land of the free" and "all men are created equal".
Welcome to Dixie. Are you surprised? Say, you're not from around here, are you?
FWIW - there are a surprising number of young people in TX these days who are gay-friendly and supportive of their LGBT peers. Can't put a number on it, but enough to be noticeable. How that happens, I have no idea, but I'm glad.
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