A 'Statistically Impossible Lack of Diversity' (polls, bias, Libertarians, percent)

[uggabugga]

does 'diversity' only matter when it comes to race and sex? seems like it..

...Dr. Haidt estimated that liberals made up 80 percent of the 1,000 psychologists in the ballroom. When he asked for centrists and libertarians, he spotted fewer than three dozen hands. And then, when he asked for conservatives, he counted a grand total of three.

“This is a statistically impossible lack of diversity,” Dr. Haidt concluded, noting polls showing that 40 percent of Americans are conservative and 20 percent are liberal.

“Anywhere in the world that social psychologists see women or minorities underrepresented by a factor of two or three, our minds jump to discrimination as the explanation,” said Dr. Haidt, who called himself a longtime liberal turned centrist. “But when we find out that conservatives are underrepresented among us by a factor of more than 100, suddenly everyone finds it quite easy to generate alternate explanations.”

Social Scientist Sees Bias Within

[turbodiesel4x4]

It says I have to log in?

[Cindy_Jole]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

does 'diversity' only matter when it comes to race and sex? seems like it..

Unfortunately yes. You'd think people's minds would matter more than their gender and skin color.

[artsyguy]

That shows how superficial "liberals" are. They see people of color as commodities or assets rather than people with thoughts and feelings.

Originally Posted by Cindy_Jole

Unfortunately yes. You'd think people's minds would matter more than their gender and skin color.

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by turbodiesel4x4

It says I have to log in?

sorry, but yeah. i'd copy/paste more of it, but that's not allowed.

you can read more excerpts here, though:
http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/fir...-of-diversity/

[HappyTexan]

Honestly..how many conservatives would become "social scientists" ?