>>24571898 (OP)--- A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT ---
OK, perhaps a little off-topic on a literature board, but no more so than the rest of the thread.
We divide the population of the U.S.A. into blacks and non-blacks.
Of course it's not 100% clearcut. But we just put the line down the middle of the fuzzy area. Do a DNA test on everyone and define some metric. Whatever. Wouldn't be so hard.
Now all the non-blacks have a referendum. One-off, totally anonymous voting, totally secure, totally accurate. The motion:
— All the blacks simply disappear. Ping. As if they had never been. (Obviously some supernatural powers are involved. No-one has to DO anything. The instant the polls close — it happens.)
Now the big question:— What would the percentage be "FOR" / "AGAINST" the motion?
I suspect it would be something like 80% "FOR". Jews would vote AGAINST because it's in their interest to have blacks as a millstone around whites’ necks. But there aren't so many of them. Almost all the non-whites (asians, latinos, etc) would vote FOR. So, two issues:
— How do the white liberals go? I think it's about 50-50.
— How many religious whites would think it's immoral to make (say) fifteen million black people disappear? Much tougher to call.
I think in their heart of hearts most people, whatever they say publicly, know they are better-off in a country without black people. Hence, 80% overall.
What is /lit/'s estimate on the referendum result? Is 80% optimistic?