Right-wingers are less intelligent than left wingers, says study

.. Can't say I am surprised when we have popular candidates of the party calling Obama a snob becuase he wants people to have the ability to go to college.. Or a large portion of the base seems to be anti intellectual when it comes to things like accepting the Theory of Evolution.. Something a large portion of the Republican party including politicians in office seem to disagree on.. Or the fact that many of them seem to be behind in social issues like women's rights.. Hell I remember when Romney was the only candidate early on saying he wouldn't care about having a Muslim in his cabinet because it wasn't a important classification.. The crowd and the other candidates attacked him for saying that..

[QUOTE="shakmaster13"]Conservatism always provided people with a sense of safety from any change in policy by progressives. It only makes sense that the less intelligent fear the unknown instead of making discoveries and contributing to progress.Mafiree

Every ideology has their fair share of simpletons

Well the dumbest poster on here (atleast OT) I have seen is either Banjo (who is pretty liberal) or another liberal. That is more do to there being much more liberals on this site as a group to draw from thus increasing the chances. There are dumb users who are liberal and those that are conservative.HubbaHax

Banjo is a troll tho. He's trying to be dumb on purpose.

That being said, all Banjo alt accounts should be banned upon registration. He's such a cancer to OT.

[QUOTE="bub166"]

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] Are you even remotely familiar with the history of libertarian thought?

[spoiler] Why am I even asking of course not [/spoiler]

Vuurk

Vuurk, sorry to tell you, but Sun_Tzu is right. You were referring to the right wing.

Libertarianism, at least in the American respect of the term, is right wing. That is not to say that it isn't distinct from conservative, which it is. That said, your brand of libertarianism is a mixture of states' rights paleoconservatism coupled with traditional right libertarianism.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="Vuurk"] You have the audacity to tell me what I was referring to? Libertarianism is not right wing. There are certain aspect that are right wing such has the support of limited government and free markets. However, on many social issues Libertarianism is much more aligned with left wing ideology. Vuurk

Libertarianism, at least in the American respect of the term, is right wing. That is not to say that it isn't distinct from conservative, which it is. That said, your brand of libertarianism is a mixture of states' rights paleoconservatism coupled with traditional right libertarianism.

[QUOTE="Vuurk"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Libertarianism, at least in the American respect of the term, is right wing. That is not to say that it isn't distinct from conservative, which it is. That said, your brand of libertarianism is a mixture of states' rights paleoconservatism coupled with traditional right libertarianism.

-Sun_Tzu-

The fact that you're attempting to classify me into a political party without knowing my ideology on many things. Vuurk

He did no such thing. Re-read what he actually said and don't get so defensive.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] I don't understand what you don't understand. Vuurk

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] I don't understand what you don't understand. Vuurk

1. I didn't classify you by party, but political ideology

2. You have described a large number of political opinions on this site, more than enough to paint a broad picture WRT libertarianism, states' rights, abortion, etc.

Oh, who the fvck am I kidding? Your economic views are too unique to be labeled, your political philosophy too nuanced to be summarized, your internal passions are more powerful than words. You are just as beautiful as a little snowflake gracefully easing through our rapidly warming atmosphere, different from all the rest, save for the fact that you are a hexagonal prism comprised of H2O like the rest all the god damned snowflakes. Face it: if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck, worships ducks, it's a fvcking duck.

ADDENDUM: I AM TOO PRETTY TO PUT IN A BOX

BUT I LOVE FREEDOM

[QUOTE="Vuurk"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

coolbeans90

1. I didn't classify you by party, but political ideology

2. You have described a large number of political opinions on this site, more than enough to paint a broad picture WRT libertarianism, states' rights, abortion, etc.

Oh, who the fvck am I kidding? Your economic views are too unique to be labeled, your political philosophy too nuanced to be summarized, your internal passions are more powerful than words. You are just as beautiful as a little snowflake gracefully easing through our rapidly warming atmosphere, different from all the rest, save for the fact that you are a hexagonal prism comprised of H2O like the rest all the god damned snowflakes. Face it: if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck, worships ducks, it's a fvcking duck.

ADDENDUM: I AM TOO PRETTY TO PUT IN A BOX

BUT I LOVE FREEDOM

Most humans are stupid ****ing sheep that will believe anything as long as it sounds good to them, says study.

Loving coolbeans' post.

[QUOTE="airshocker"]

[QUOTE="Vuurk"]The fact that you're attempting to classify me into a political party without knowing my ideology on many things. Vuurk

He did no such thing. Re-read what he actually said and don't get so defensive.

[QUOTE="PS3FanMan4Life"][QUOTE="tenaka2"]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2095549/Right-wingers-intelligent-left-wingers-says-controversial-study--conservative-politics-lead-people-racist.html

Here are some facts.

• Children with low intelligence grow up to be prejudiced
• Right-wing views make the less intelligent feel 'safe'
• Analysis of more than 15,000 people

Right-wingers tend to be less intelligent than left-wingers, and people with low childhood intelligence tend to grow up to have racist and anti-gay views, says a controversial new study.

Conservative politics work almost as a 'gateway' into prejudice against others, say the Canadian academics.The paper analysed large UK studies which compared childhood intelligence with political views in adulthood across more than 15,000 people.The authors claim that people with low intelligence gravitate towards right-wing views because they make them feel safe.

Crucially, people's educational level is not what determines whether they are racist or not - it's innate intelligence, according to the academics.

tenaka2

You don't seem to realise what an Ad Hominem is.