The share of Americans who say racism is a “big problem” has increased 8 percentage points since 2015, and *doubled* since 2011.
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Since 2009, the first year of Obama’s presidency, growing numbers of both Democrats and Republicans have seen racism as a big problem.
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But since 2015, there has been polarization (increase in perceptions of racism as a big problem has been almost entirely among Democrats)pic.twitter.com/8Vk9x1FrSe
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More people of all races now consider racism a big problem, but blacks are still likelier than whites to view racism this way (81% vs 52%).
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Just over half of Americans say they support the Black Lives Matter movement, while a third oppose the movement.pic.twitter.com/wdxWLLUfNy
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Curiously, but unsurprisingly, partisanship determines views on Black Lives Matter more than race.
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So what does this mean? The left will think it signifies a surge in racism. The right will think it signifies a surge in racecardism.
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Racism does appear to have increased. E.g. Twitter followers of Nazi/WN accounts skyrocketed 600% between 2012-2016 https://cchs.gwu.edu/files/downloads/Nazis%2520v.%2520ISIS%2520Final_0.pdf …
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But racecardism also seems to have increased, in the left's focus on identity politics, deepening social divisions? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-no-longer-the-economy-stupid-our-identity-politics-are-polarizing-us/2016/09/15/7bb61f9e-7b75-11e6-bd86-b7bbd53d2b5d_story.html …
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The likeliest explanation: there has been a rise in both racism and racecardism due to the left and right's constant bickering about race.
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Their ideological brinkmanship, which has polarised much of our politics, may in fact be also responsible for polarising our views on race.
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