Are racists dumb? Do conservatives tend to be less intelligent than liberals? A provocative new study from Brock University in Ontario suggests the answer to both questions may be YES.
The study, published in Psychological Science, showed that people who score low on I.Q. tests in childhood are more likely to develop prejudiced beliefs and socially conservative politics in adulthood.
Dr. Gordon Hodson, a professor of psychology at the university and the study's lead author, said the finding represented evidence of a vicious cycle: People of low intelligence gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, which stress resistance to change and, in turn, prejudice,
HUH! Who'd a thunk it? (Plenty of evidence to confirm that study on this board!)
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Although I personally am only prejudiced against dirty, lazy people of low character; I am not sure how the study would explain my conservative views on big, DUMB government. However the premise that prejudiced beliefs and socially conservative politics are hand in hand is one I reject.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Are racists dumb? Do conservatives tend to be less intelligent than liberals? A provocative new study from Brock University in Ontario suggests the answer to both questions may be YES.
The study, published in Psychological Science, showed that people who score low on I.Q. tests in childhood are more likely to develop prejudiced beliefs and socially conservative politics in adulthood.
Dr. Gordon Hodson, a professor of psychology at the university and the study's lead author, said the finding represented evidence of a vicious cycle: People of low intelligence gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, which stress resistance to change and, in turn, prejudice,
HUH! Who'd a thunk it? (Plenty of evidence to confirm that study on this board!)
trolling again, Box... you posted this what, 3 months ago?...at least that's when I first saw it.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
trolling again, Box... you posted this what, 3 months ago?...at least that's when I first saw it.
No TBird... I think that was a different study that measured the differences in Liberal and Conservative brains. This study as far as I know is totally separate from the one showing that Conservatives have deficient brain function.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
trolling again, Box... you posted this what, 3 months ago?...at least that's when I first saw it.
The guy is obsessed!!! He has the sure signs of OCD!!! OMG....he's an OCD troll!!! There is help available for those disorders!! The guy turns EVERYTHING into a political sh!t storm!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
The guy is obsessed!!! He has the sure signs of OCD!!! OMG....he's an OCD troll!!! There is help available for those disorders!! The guy turns EVERYTHING into a political sh!t storm!!!
Since The Bumbler had nothing to post... He posted NOTHING!
(It's easy to see when an issue hits home on this board... the response is always aimed at the poster, not at the issue at hand)
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Bush made me do it!!! It's that fox news brainwashing!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Are racists dumb? Do conservatives tend to be less intelligent than liberals? A provocative new study from Brock University in Ontario suggests the answer to both questions may be YES.
The study, published in Psychological Science, showed that people who score low on I.Q. tests in childhood are more likely to develop prejudiced beliefs and socially conservative politics in adulthood.
Dr. Gordon Hodson, a professor of psychology at the university and the study's lead author, said the finding represented evidence of a vicious cycle: People of low intelligence gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, which stress resistance to change and, in turn, prejudice,
HUH! Who'd a thunk it? (Plenty of evidence to confirm that study on this board!)
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