I tell you why Black Lives Matter and Republicans are natural allies: http://bit.ly/2jyaYkg #BLM @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @GOP
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @POTUS and
I imagine people might be surprised when they realize how much BLM and Republicans align on the importance of fathers.
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Replying to @PersuasionRisng @ScottAdamsSays and
It makes even more sense when you start seeing how to connect the importance of fathers to the elements in the BLM list.
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I'm a skeptic on the father effect.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @POTUS and
1. Many people have some skepticism, so let's start small and remember that the family is essentially a system for developing the next generation.
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Replying to @PersuasionRisng @ScottAdamsSays and
2. The question, then, is how can we help that system produce the best results? And in this context, that means results that align with both the BLM goals and Republican initiatives, because as you said, they are natural allies.
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Replying to @PersuasionRisng @ScottAdamsSays and
3. So consider some ways that Republicans can BLM can align on values and methods:
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Replying to @PersuasionRisng @ScottAdamsSays and
4. Juvenile delinquency: It's easy to see negative downstream effects of juvenile delinquency that disproportionately affect black boys: Poor school performance, negative labels causing confirmation bias, starting the prison revolving door cycle... what else?
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Replying to @PersuasionRisng @ScottAdamsSays and
5. Having a father present reduces juvenile delinquency, so it would reasonably address many of those negative effects while being something Republicans and BLM can work together on.http://www.nber.org/papers/w17507
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I don't trust any of the causation assumptions.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @POTUS and
Even so, both Republicans and the black community do, so if you are looking to align them, this issue is a winner.
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