Liberal and left-wing politics associated with higher intelligence

[Anonymous]

Not all of the uninformed are conservatives but the majority of the uninformed are.

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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.

Personally, I wised up to the idea that good intentions are not enough, and having the right Feels don't make for good policies. Sorry if I don't just follow the horde whenever they come up with another defund the police idea. I'm content to watch people battle out for their grand ideas and try to come up with real solutions though.

Okay, I'm not for defund the police either, yet I also recognize this current policing system is failing many in our society, most critically the mentally ill. Need to put money into more social workers, including those working as first responders who know how to deescalate and save lives. To do so, we need to redirect some money to other sectors.

[Anonymous]

Would guess liberal vs conservative IQ distribution resembles male vs female math ability in the sense that males (conservatives, in this analogy) are over-represented at both ends of the distribution

There’s just an upper bound to how smart you can really be and still hold on to some of the things liberals (these days?) seem to need to (pretend to?) believe

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Anonymous wrote:Does this apply to liberal African Americans as well?

The "study" only looked at Asian and White kids in 300 or so families in Minnesota. The study also skewed heavily female (63%). The flaws are obvious but I guess people are having too much fun to actually read it.

Cite? Sounds like maga drivel.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Probably not just that. I remember an interesting interview with some kind of social/psychology/neurology scientist years ago--as people get older they tend to feel more anxiety (not exactly the right word) about maintaining what is familiar. Stuff that is "other" and unfamiliar tends to be experienced as more threatening. They depend more on the familiar to protect them. Sure there are exceptions, but probably exceptions that provide the rule--if all grannies and grandpas were taking up crazy adventures it wouldn't be a story when they do. Hanging on to privilege may be a part of it, but there may also be a process that is more common to humanity. Aristotle said youth are passionate and idealistic, the aged are grumpy:

"According to Aristotle...

In contrast to the young, the elderly live by memory rather than by hope. As they have a lot of experience, they are sure about nothing and under-do everything. They are small-minded because they have been humbled by life. As a result, they are driven too much by the useful and not enough by the noble. They are cynical and distrustful and neither love warmly nor hate bitterly. They are not shy but rather shameless, and feel only contempt for people’s opinion of them. As that which is desired most strongly is that which is needed most urgently, they love life, and all the more when their last day has arrived."

This is... uncomfortably close to the truth. Bah humbug.

[Anonymous]

Conservatives know more than liberals it’s just that most of what conservatives know is not true. Their beliefs include a lot of self-serving delusions, stereotypes, and paranoia. We see their irrational delusions, ridiculous stereotypes, and imaginary grievances every day. It’s all they know.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s because the Dems do nuance. Republicans do not.

Go visit Democratic-controlled downtown Baltimore, Philly, Detroit, St. Louis, etc and see what nuance is doing for those places.

I live in DC and quite happy with my Democrat-lead city. Thanks!

You can thank the taxpayers for keeping DC from the miserable fates of those other Democratic-led cities. At least for now.

And yet DC has a crime problem, failing public schools (unless you are wealthy enough to send your kid to private school, etc. Typical Dem-led city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does this apply to liberal African Americans as well?

The "study" only looked at Asian and White kids in 300 or so families in Minnesota. The study also skewed heavily female (63%). The flaws are obvious but I guess people are having too much fun to actually read it.

Cite? Sounds like maga drivel.

What is maga drivel? Is that something the left doesn’t agree with?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because the Dems do nuance. Republicans do not.

Go visit Democratic-controlled downtown Baltimore, Philly, Detroit, St. Louis, etc and see what nuance is doing for those places.

I live in DC and quite happy with my Democrat-lead city. Thanks!

You can thank the taxpayers for keeping DC from the miserable fates of those other Democratic-led cities. At least for now.

And yet DC has a crime problem, failing public schools (unless you are wealthy enough to send your kid to private school, etc. Typical Dem-led city.

DC is a great city. I’ve been here 20+ years and haven’t experienced crime and my DCPS grad just got her second masters degree. I can’t imagine leaving or ever living in a Republican controlled state.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because the Dems do nuance. Republicans do not.

Go visit Democratic-controlled downtown Baltimore, Philly, Detroit, St. Louis, etc and see what nuance is doing for those places.

I live in DC and quite happy with my Democrat-lead city. Thanks!

You can thank the taxpayers for keeping DC from the miserable fates of those other Democratic-led cities. At least for now.

And yet DC has a crime problem, failing public schools (unless you are wealthy enough to send your kid to private school, etc. Typical Dem-led city.

DC is a great city. I’ve been here 20+ years and haven’t experienced crime and my DCPS grad just got her second masters degree. I can’t imagine leaving or ever living in a Republican controlled state.

Agreed.