Liberal and left-wing politics associated with higher intelligence

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Consistent scientific surveys find conservatives to be

More attractive
Physically stronger
Happier
Healthier


Than liberals

But why? Studies find that stronger and more attractive people tend to live easier, more privileged and advantaged lives and thus are more likely to be blissfully ignorant to the suffering of others, thus conservative. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/conservatives-better-looking-liberals-study-explains-beautiful-people-right-wing-122425313.html Liberals on the other hand are more in tune with the struggles and realities of life.

It makes sense if you think about it. Liberals and progressive are always “fighting” for justice for the oppressed, whereas as conservatives are happier with the status quo.

[Anonymous]

“We did a study and found we are smarter.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is liberal now? I would think people somewhere in the middle are more highly intelligent than either extremes.

Agreed for the present moment at least. Too many partisans just let other people guide them rather than thinking for themselves. They can’t or don’t see the argument from the other side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Consistent scientific surveys find conservatives to be

More attractive
Physically stronger
Happier
Healthier


Than liberals

But why? Studies find that stronger and more attractive people tend to live easier, more privileged and advantaged lives and thus are more likely to be blissfully ignorant to the suffering of others, thus conservative. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/conservatives-better-looking-liberals-study-explains-beautiful-people-right-wing-122425313.html Liberals on the other hand are more in tune with the struggles and realities of life.

It makes sense if you think about it. Liberals and progressive are always “fighting” for justice for the oppressed, whereas as conservatives are happier with the status quo.

Except conservatives are never happy. They have privileged lives yet can’t get through one day without making up an new imaginary grievance to fuel their hyper emotional martyr complex. They meltdown over any suggestion that they should be decent or tolerant or even neutral toward other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This recent paper shows a recent sorting along lines of intelligence, as economic issues become less salient to cultural issues and traditional conservatism has given way to populism. Populists and cultural conservatives, who hold simplistic worldviews, tend to be less intelligent and educated.

Politics is a reflection of economic status, sub-culture values, and moral judgements. It has less to do with intelligence and more to do with in group adhesion and economic power preservation/attainment.

Thank you for elevating an otherwise stupid thread.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

How does the BDS wing of the party compare in intelligence to the moderates?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“We did a study and found we are smarter.”

"At a highly distinguished university where plagiarism is viewed as not so terrible unless made public."

[Anonymous]

But I was very liberal in my younger days, and now have turned moderately conservative. I guess I got dumber?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But I was very liberal in my younger days, and now have turned moderately conservative. I guess I got dumber?

That’s been my experience with old people

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But I was very liberal in my younger days, and now have turned moderately conservative. I guess I got dumber?

That’s been my experience with old people

Sorry about your family genetics. Not the case.in my family unless experiencing dementia in their 90s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being smug, self-satisfied and condescending towards others does not attract voters to your side.

I get being rich and voting Republican. I’m loaded. I would vote for a pro-choice, socially liberal Republican, but I can’t get behind what you guys are offering. Your party has been perverted by weirdo fundies and low intelligence idiots. It’s annoying. If Hogan was pro-choice I would vote for him, but no, you guys want red meat MJT types, so nope. Not getting my vote.

[Anonymous]

I want candidates who think crime and illegal immigration are bad, guns for all is bad, drugs are bad, mental health needs funding and intervention, abortion is a fundamental woman's right and part of general healthcare, healthcare itself is a right and should be equal for all in cost and access, preserving social security is vital. Who is that? It's not Biden who is not for universal healthcare or proper immigration control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But I was very liberal in my younger days, and now have turned moderately conservative. I guess I got dumber?

You got numb in your comfy box, more selfish and transactional, less empathetic and curious. You lost the idealism of youth and became what you once despised. It’s the tragedy of living a privileged life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But I was very liberal in my younger days, and now have turned moderately conservative. I guess I got dumber?

You got numb in your comfy box, more selfish and transactional, less empathetic and curious. You lost the idealism of youth and became what you once despised. It’s the tragedy of living a privileged life.

As my children say, their grandparents are kind of mean.