US minority groups distrust each other more than they do Whites

Evidence

Cooperation between minority racial groups has been rare despite sharing similar experiences with discrimination (e.g., Johnson & Oliver, 1989; McClain & Tauber, 1998). For example, nearly 57 percent of Latino immigrants who participated in a recent survey felt that few or almost no Blacks could be trusted and nearly 59 percent believed that few or almost no Blacks were hardworking (McClain et al, 2006). Similarly, Asian–Americans are often seen by other minority races as ‘‘unscrupulous, crafty, and devious in business” (National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1994). Lacking positive attitudes toward each other, Asians, Blacks, and Latinos in the United States often compete over material and political resources, preventing them from formally and informally building coalitions (e.g., Meier & Stewart, 1991; Kim & Lee, 2001). In fact, in one survey both Blacks and Latinos felt closer to Whites than to each other (Dyer, Vedlitz, & Worchel, 1989). In the 2008 Democratic primary, despite minor differences in the political agenda of the two frontrunners, Black voters overwhelmingly preferred Barack Obama, a Black candidate, whereas Latinos and Asians largely favored Hillary Clinton, a White candidate (Goldstein, 2008). — Chen-Bo Zhong, Adam D. Galinsky, and Miguel M. Unzueta, Negational racial identity and…, 6

Categorization

• XREF: Connects directly to the We-They Engine thread’s core assumption that shared out-group status does not by itself unite subordinate groups — relevant background before the Obama-priming manipulation arrives. — connects to: Minority groups each claim unique oppression, blocking cross-group alliances — Chen-Bo Zhong, Adam D. Galinsky, and Miguel M. Unzueta, Negational racial identity and…, 7; Gaining assertive identity can make minority groups disparage other minorities — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2751; Minority groups have more cross-group interactions and thus accumulate more untrustworthy relationship experience. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 465
• CANDY: Blacks and Latinos both feeling closer to Whites than to each other is a quotable counterintuitive data point, as is the 2008 primary racial split despite near-identical agendas.

Broader Connections

• Minority groups have more cross-group interactions and thus accumulate more untrustworthy relationship experience. #expands (0.85) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 465
• Gaining assertive identity can make minority groups disparage other minorities #corroborates (0.82) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2751
• Minority groups each claim unique oppression, blocking cross-group alliances #expands (0.78) — Chen-Bo Zhong, Adam D. Galinsky, and Miguel M. Unzueta, Negational racial identity and…, 7