Quantum Windbag
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"Researchers from the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University may have determined whats triggering the resurgence of conservatism. Research suggests that the more whites understand about the changing demographics in America, the more likely they are to embrace conservatism. So in a sense, the embrace of right wing rhetoric could be, at least for some, a self-preservation mechanism.
The Census reports that by 2042, minorities will become the majority, and researchers say that this shift is pushing some whites toward conservatism. In the study, self-identified independents were asked to learn about minority to majority shifts in California as well as how the number of Hispanics nearly equals the number of African-Americans in the U.S."
Right in line with other studies
Fear of Becoming Minorities Sustains White Conservatism, Study Suggests | breakingbrown.com
You should look up cognitive bias, you might learn something.