re: #84 researchok

Well, of course it works both ways. I’m not sure you read the original post very carefully.

Given the extremely large percentage of conservatives and, unfortunately, the significant number of actual GOP officials who indulge in birtherism, I’m really unconvinced that bigotry isn’t playing a significant role. Given the large amount of anti-Muslim rhetoric, birtherism, the Paulian perspective on civil rights, the resurgence of Confederate apologists, etc, why are you so certain that these are all symptoms and not, in fact, at all causal?