[throw5323446]

> 8. Our most violent impulses are stirred up by similarity, not difference. For example, hatred of immigrants (and their hatred of the locals) is amplified when both live in the same neighborhood and the barriers that previously existed have been removed

Aren't people living far from immigrants the biggest xenophobic group? Cities are much more progressive on immigration issues despite having more of a mix, directly contradicting that theory.

[pjc50]

The most xenophobic group appear to be people who don't have any dissimilar people in their social group or immediate surroundings, but occasionally see one on TV or go to the Big City and get upset about it.

It was definitely found during Brexit that places with fewer immigrants were most pro-Brexit.

[082349872349872]

"Relatives Acting Like They’ll Be Assaulted By Deranged Clown The Instant They Set Foot In Gotham City"

https://www.theonion.com/relatives-acting-like-they-ll-be-as...

What I really like about YouTube is that for any given polity you can watch slick stuff on state channels and get the official line, and you can also watch "home videos" of normal people doing normal people stuff to get some idea of the day to day. The Texan making chili is just a few clicks away from the Caucasian making shashlik.

[pfannkuchen]

One factor may be that people who are very xenophobic tend to actively avoid living in areas with a lot of immigrants.

[whiterknight]

There is deep class segregation in cities. Problems occur when the “wrong people” are in your kids schools and HOA.

Also US urban cities represent one experience. It hasn’t worked that way in places like South Africa.

[082349872349872]

My rule of thumb for political prediction in the States is: how far away is the jurisdiction from the largest city in its watershed?