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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)

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[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We’re talking about a population, where a 1/3lbs burger was rejected for being smaller than the 1/4lbs. But even besides that, the fear-mongering, and the propaganda, have clearly worked