(CSN Editor): One of my favorite sites is "The Futurist". He does not blog much, but each post is always a delight to read. His latest post is a list that analysis the "Ten Myths in America". I agree with his ten myths .... for those who do not, I recommend that you contribute in his comments section.
The 10 Myths that he lists are the following:
1) School Teachers are Underpaid in America
2) Women Earn Less than Men in America
3) Whites Prevent 'Minorities' from Achieving Economic Parity
4) Healthy Foods are Expensive, and Unhealthy Foods are Cheap
5) America's Foreign Policy is the Reason for the 9/11 Attacks
6) Leftists are 'Liberal' and 'Progressive'
7) Republicans are Less Intelligent than Democrats
8) Democrats Have a Better Record on Racism than Republicans
9) Houses Always Rise in Value
10) High Oil Prices Will Create Permanent Long-Term Poverty
The link to these ten myths and an explanation for each is here.
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You are right: It is a great overview. These are a couple of comments I just posted to the Futurist site.
Regarding point #7 (intelligence) there is a new book that claims Republicans are far more likely to have a college education (at least, a 4-year college education). It also asserts that Republicans are consistently rated to have more "apparent intelligence" by interviewers for the National Election Studies. The book is Democrats and Republicans - Rhetoric and Reality, published by Algora in 2008. Some of the info. from the book can be found on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States).
(See "Voter base" - "Education")
Regarding point #2 (about women getting paid less) this is a crock. The stats put out by feminist orgs are extremely misleading because they simply take the total amount earned by men (for all occupations combined) divided by the number of males, and compare it to the total amount earned by women (for all occupations combined) divided by the number of women. This means that, for example, if there are more motel housekeepers among women, and more surgeons among men, there will, of course, be a huge wage disparity - one that most Americans would feel is appropriate. The only way to have meaningful stats is to control for occupation, years of experience, hours worked per week, etc.
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