Recent Pew Research polling shows that blacks have conservative beliefs about the important values that children should be taught.
Consistently liberal people value tolerance (88%), empathy for others (86%), curiousity (82%) and creativity (85%).
Consistently conservative Americans value religious faith (81%) and obedience (67%). Both liberals and conservatives value being responsible, hard work, being well-mannered, helping others, independence, and persistence.
As can be seen in the side chart, blacks value teaching religious faith to children (69% compared to 26% for consistently liberal respondents) and teaching obedience (70% compared to 35% for those who are consistently liberal). This is a 2 to 1 or more margin over the consistently liberal.
This big divide in liberal and black values is why gay marriage failed in California at the ballot (though not in the courts). It also shows the possibility for conservative inroads into the black vote if the issues can be framed in terms of values rather than by political party.
(Strange that the Pew Poll only included white evangelicals and white mainline Protestants in their polling breakout on religious affiliation and child rearing values, but no black Protestants.)
Consistently liberal people value tolerance (88%), empathy for others (86%), curiousity (82%) and creativity (85%).
Consistently conservative Americans value religious faith (81%) and obedience (67%). Both liberals and conservatives value being responsible, hard work, being well-mannered, helping others, independence, and persistence.
As can be seen in the side chart, blacks value teaching religious faith to children (69% compared to 26% for consistently liberal respondents) and teaching obedience (70% compared to 35% for those who are consistently liberal). This is a 2 to 1 or more margin over the consistently liberal.
This big divide in liberal and black values is why gay marriage failed in California at the ballot (though not in the courts). It also shows the possibility for conservative inroads into the black vote if the issues can be framed in terms of values rather than by political party.
(Strange that the Pew Poll only included white evangelicals and white mainline Protestants in their polling breakout on religious affiliation and child rearing values, but no black Protestants.)
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Both liberals and conservatives value being responsible, hard work, being well-mannered, helping others, independence, and persistence.
From what I've observed, liberals give lip-service to those, but they don't value them.
Unfortunately true, Max. And not only about liberals. The modern age seems to value "be yourself" because others should accept you as you are warts and all. There's an echo of that even among many well brought up young. Sigh.
others should accept you as you are warts and all
I'm afraid it's more than acceptance: you will be made to embrace and celebrate.
Certainly that's true when the Left is involved. Except, of course, as regards conservative, Republican or Christian warts.
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