Whiteshift
by Eric Kaufmann · first published 2018
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This is the century of whiteshift. As Western societies are becoming increasingly mixed-race, demographic change is transforming politics. Over half of American babies are non-white, and by the end of the century, minorities and those of mixed race are projected to form the majority in the UK and other countries. The early stages of this transformation have led to a populist disruption, tearing a path through the usual politics of left and right. One of the most crucial challenges of our time is to enable conservatives as well as cosmopolitans to view whiteshift as a positive development. In t
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You may find it interesting to read the book Whiteshift - https://www.amazon.com/Whiteshift-Populism-Immigration-Futur... . The thesis of the book is that over time, Hispanic and Asian Americans will start to be considered white, similar to how the perception…
on “On the destruction of America’s best high school” ↗…benefit from it. Many people think it is harmful that people move to choose schools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two-Income_Trap What you might find curious from this book https://www.amazon.com/Whiteshift-Populism-Immigration-Futur... is that there is both black and white flight from neighborhoods from neighborhoods that have asians moving in. Many of those people perceive that asians are competitive…
on “Ask HN: Does school district matter for intellectual/academic ability” ↗…likely to get a fair hearing? Is desire for ethnic homogeneity close to racism? It seems to be very widely shared - including among impeccable liberals. See the evidence on white flight in Kaufmann's Whiteshift. Homophily is close to a human universal, so it's not obvious that it is wrong, or stupid, to prefer others like ourselves. If we trade we have to accept rules. But now we get to choose which, right?…
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