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0 pointsxtracto2y ago0 comments

Turns out a large majority of Americans are uneducated white men that tend to right side political ideals.... and for good or bad Reddit decided not to deal with them.

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andsoitis2y ago

> Turns out a large majority of Americans are uneducated white men

In the US, the male to female ratio is roughly 97 to 100. This means that in most areas of the country, there are slightly more females than males.

White men make up 31% of the US population.

Just under 90% of Americans have a high school diploma or GED: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_attainment_in_the_...

mrguyorama2y ago

Hot take: A high school diploma is no longer enough to be considered "Educated" and should rather be considered a bare minimum to do the most basic things in life.

A year of high school history about how the south actually were totally the good guys with slavery and it wasn't that bad has turned out to not be the wonderful enlightenment we should strive for.

fencepost2y ago

Turns out a large majority of Americans are uneducated white men that tend to right side political ideals

Uh, no. Turns out that there's a noticeable percentage of Americans who are white men for whom education is apparently not relevant, but they're far from a majority - they're just obnoxiously loud and in your face.

And I'm not going to say that they're dumb, but it's undeniable that approximately half of people in the USA are of below-average intelligence.

xtractoOP2y ago

Reminds me of a scary quote I read somewhere (I'll put it in terms of my country):

Think of the average Mexican, the most average you can picture. Now think that half of the population is WORSE than that (in terms of education, culture and "dont give a shit about you")

Its frankly scary to realize the situation of at least half of the world.

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