ABSTRACT
Although conservatives are predictably more opposed to government intervention than liberals, they don't single blacks out. They are more willing to vote support for blacks than for whites, and single motherhood and work habits make no difference. In fact, they are just as willing to vote support for blacks described as "undependable" as for whites called "dependable." They are more willing to vote support for blacks than for whites, and single motherhood and work habits make no difference. The "racism" theory of America, explicitly set forth in Andrew Hacker's book, Two Nations, tends toward a very pessimistic view of race relations, with whites depicted as so bigoted and dug in on race that little progress is possible. It finds plenty of prejudiced views and shows whites deeply dug in on busing, affirmative action, and quotas. The depth of resistance to affirmative action shows up in an intriguing experiment in the authors' survey.
