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A new study suggests that perceived political polarization in the USA is influenced by a focus on difference, rather than similarities.In just over three months, US voters will be asked to choose their new President. For most, the question is binary: Democrat or Republican? At the time of writing only 20 percent of independent voters are reportedly still undecided about who they will vote for. It's a choice that has come to polarize the American population. In 2019, eight in ten US adults saw the divisions between the parties increasing and expressed concern over this trend. The lines have been drawn, or so it seems. This is a story about how different ways of presenting the same data can strongly influence people’s opinions.“There’s a general perception that Republican and Democratic voters are deeply divided but our new study suggests these differences of opinion between the two groups are greatly exaggerated and that the groups are actually very similar in the values they hold as important,” said author Dr Lukas Wolf from the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath in a statement.In their study the team set out to investigate how presentation of similarity in values impacts voters' perception of their differences. Dr Wolf believes that “Generally, the media and social scientists compare groups by describing differences, for example by using barplots, which ignore overlap and show exaggerated divisions in US society.”Presentation of the same results in different ways.Image credit: University of BathThe researchers used data from a previous study polling Democrats and Republicans on their values, and presented it to the participants in one of two ways. One group was shown the results as overlapping distributions, thereby highlighting the similarities. The other group was shown bar plots of the mean of the distributions, with the y-axis truncated to strongly emphasize the differences. The participants who were shown distributions felt that Democrats and Republicans were more similar, and had more similar values. Importantly, this “increased their sense of hope about the future and inspired trust in people they have seen as fundamentally different to them,” said Dr Wolf. Perceived similarities also increased their perceived potential for compromise.Unfortunately, the group that was shown the truncated barplot performed similarly to participants who were shown no data. This shows that people’s baseline assumptions are in line with large differences between the two parties. Dr Wolf added: “This perceived polarisation has detrimental consequences because people expect the worst from interactions with the other group and actively avoid them. It also means people become pessimistic about the future because the division in society stands in the way of compromise and cooperation for a better future.”There is great responsibility in how data is presented to the public, which can have a societal impact.This study is published in Social Psychological and Personality Science.

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Andrew Jackson, the man on the $20 bill, is a misunderstood president. He’s mostly known for his mistreatment of Native Americans and the passage of the Indian Removal Act. That reputation obscures Jackson’s true legacy. He warred with central bankers. And he defeated them. The practice of usury is the enemy of the family. Destroying the family creates more debt slaves. The former Army general ran for president in 1828 on a platform of ending the Second Bank of the United States, an early precursor to the Federal Reserve. In 1832, Jackson refused to extend the bank’s charter. I thought of Andrew Jackson while considering the controversy sparked by the resurfacing of JD Vance’s statement about childless cat ladies destroying America. During an interview with Tucker Carlson three years ago, Vance bluntly stated the obvious: We’re effectively run in this country via the Democrats, via our corporate oligarchs, by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too. It’s just a basic fact. You look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, AOC — the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children. And how does it make any sense that we’ve turned our country over to people who don’t really have a direct stake in it? If you read that Vance statement and wonder what any of it has to do with central banking and the Federal Reserve, it’s a fair question. Bankers make money by putting people into debt and charging them exorbitant interest. It’s called usury. It’s explained in the Bible, in Leviticus 25:36. “Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you.” Usury is condemned in Exodus, Deuteronomy, Nehemiah, Psalms, and Ezekiel. A society financially tied to usury breeds corruption and the destruction of the family. Bankers want to create as many debt-holders as possible. Bankers want as many people as possible in the workforce chasing paper money. They want as many homeowners as possible taking out mortgages and other loans. Bankers love high taxes and high inflation. The less money you have and the higher the cost of living, the more loans and credit cards you will need. Bankers love childless, unmarried cat ladies. They acquire debt the way I used to acquire fast-food coupons. I can’t say that Andrew Jackson could envision 2024 America, but he recognized the evils of usury and the handing of power to private bankers. He recognized it because he was the kind of man who is in short supply today. Jackson was a man with a Bible, a gun, and a work ethic.That kind of man is the only thing that stands between the average citizen and government exploitation. Most politicians can be bought by private central bankers. Jackson knew it. Thomas Jefferson knew it. The Revolutionary War was an act of rebellion against private bankers. That’s why after losing the war, the bankers helped install Alexander Hamilton as George Washington’s Treasury secretary. Hamilton pushed for the First Bank of the United States. The practice of usury is the enemy of the family. An intact nuclear family is the best weapon against government exploitation. A man, woman, and child living under the same roof are less likely to need government assistance to survive. Removing the man and destroying the family create more debt slaves. The men printing and controlling money do not care whether you’re a Democrat or Republican. They don’t care whether you’re black or white. They want you arguing about and fighting over insignificant and petty differences. They want you to pay your taxes and maintain a high credit rating.

After the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, leftists are showing their true colors — that they might have been the real conspiracy theorists all along. To kick off one of these shiny new conspiracies, FBI Director Christopher Wray suggested in his congressional testimony that Trump may have been hit with a glass shard, not a bullet. “I guess from Kamala’s glass ceiling that she broke or, you know, maybe it was shrapnel,” Glenn Beck says sarcastically, adding, “It was a bullet.” “It is so insane how these conspiracy theories come from the left, and they just expand and expand and expand on them,” he says. 2024 communications director for Donald Trump, Caroline Sunshine, wholeheartedly agrees. “We don’t have time to be wasting hearing Christopher Wray go through the semantics of ‘was it shrapnel, was it a bullet.’ It was an assassination attempt on a former U.S. president’s life,” she says. Not only has Trump been examined by his esteemed physician who concluded that he had a bullet wound, but people like Wray seem to forget Corey Comperatore lost his own life to a bullet that day. “His wife is left without a husband, his children are left without a father. We had multiple people injured and we’re wasting time on shrapnel versus bullet,” she adds. Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake secured a victory in the Senate primary race against Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb (R) on Tuesday.With just 5% of the count remaining as of Wednesday morning, Lake had an over 16-point lead against Lamb, according to NBC News. The Associated Press called the race at 8:44 p.m. local time.'We're going to make Arizona grand again.'Lake applauded Lamb for running "a great campaign.""I really hate to call him my opponent. He's my friend," Lake said of Lamb.Lake will go up against Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in the upcoming November election. On Tuesday evening, before the election results were called, Lake, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, told her supporters, "We will make Arizona affordable again. And, guess what, we're going to make Arizona grand again."After her victory was declared, Lake called for all of those who did not vote for her in the primary to support her in the upcoming election against Gallego, who she warned is an "extreme liberal Democrat from Chicago who was hand-picked to move to Arizona and try to turn this amazing state into a socialist state.""He's an open-border zealot against the border wall," Lake stated. "He voted to give illegals that poured into this country during the Biden invasion, not only asylum, but he wants them to be able to vote in this next election."In response to Lake's win, Gallego said, "In the 554 days since we launched this campaign, Arizonans in every corner of the state have made clear that they want a U.S. Senator who can bring people together to defend abortion rights, cut costs for families, protect our water future, and take care of our veterans — and that's exactly what I intend to do.""From now until November, I welcome all Arizonans — Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike — to join our team and help defeat Kari Lake and her dangerous plan to ban abortion and hurt Arizonans," he said.Anything else?In another highly anticipated state race, as of Monday morning, Abe Hamadeh (R) held a strong lead over Blake Masters (R) in the race for Arizona's U.S. House District 8 seat. NBC News reported that, with 92% of the votes counted, Hamadeh maintained 29.8% and Masters 25.3%. Both Hamadeh and Masters were endorsed by Trump ahead of the election.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "We have a very important Republican Primary Election on Tuesday for Arizona's 8th Congressional District, with two spectacular America First Candidates.""They will both be spectacular, and I'm pleased to announce that both Blake Masters and Abe Hamadeh have my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Congressman of Arizona's 8th Congressional District — THEY WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!" Trump added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the United States was not involved in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, and reiterated the importance of a cease-fire in Gaza."