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In reply to the discussion: Michael Moore's FB comment on the UCSB shootings, [View all]maced666
(771 posts)Moore is having trouble with his numbers. Again.
He correctly identified males but "African-American males have committed 15% of mass shootings while making up only 12.5% of the overall male population."
http://www.the-broad-side.com/race-gender-gun-violence
snip-If we really want a male demographic at which to wag our proverbial finger we have to look to Asian men, who have committed mass shootings at more than twice the rate at which they appear in the overall male population. A mere 10% of the total shootings, sure, but when you consider Asian males make up less than 5% of the United States male population its no statistic at which to thumb your nose.
more-Of all the men in the United States, regardless of their skin color, less than four one hundred thousandths of a percent of them have committed mass gun violence in the past forty years.
If youre wondering what that looks like by the numbers, it looks like this: 0.00004%
Nice job, Michael. You've successfully grouped the race of white men in a neat little bag for you to punch over and over all the while accomplishing little other than showing you know how to break down everything you see by race and groups.
Not very progressive of you.
He could have avoided all this by sticking to male/mentally disturbed. BOOM. There's your demographic.
By throwing the in 'white' he provides misdirection and incomplete information, as I just proved.
Fail.