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13332884, RE: it was debunked over 10 years ago.
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu May-16-19 08:39 AM
>https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2005/12/01/oops-onomics
>
>its a *theory* with no concrete correlation or causality.
>this was all hashed out in the past.
>
>the fall in crime rates also coincide with an explosion of
>illegal immigration. are you gonna credit illegal immigrants
>for making americans act better?
>
>youre falling for the same statistical fallacy as that dumb
>republican dude who said we can reduce crime by aborting black
>babies 15 years ago.
>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/oct/01/usa.danglaister

White or black... I think people who abort babies they don’t want definitely would have an impact on crime rates.

I guess I fell for it.

>ironically the author of freakonomics is
>pro-private-prison-labor.
>https://www.scribd.com/document/93853003/Steven-Levitt-Privatize-Prison-Labor-Paper#fullscreen

OK, and what does this mean?
>
>hes also anti-union, pro-eugenics, pro-authoritarian,
>anti-voting/civil-rights, etc. basically a right wing
>extremist in sheeps clothing.
>
>and hes manipulated his work to justify these ideological
>means.

>
>i honestly didnt know anyone was still quoting freakonomics.
>especially anyone black. 2019 has been full of surprises.
>
>im mad you made me type all of this shit out lol.

Get ready for more. 2020 is going to be even worse.