Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice

LiveScience.com via Yahoo! ^ | 1/26/2012 | Stephanie Pappas

[Dr. Thorne]

There's no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.

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Low-intelligence adults tend to gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, the study found.

[Dr. Thorne]

The rest of the psychology department at Brock (Lesnar) University.

[G Larry]

Liberal Beliefs linked to false sense of superiority and Low I.Q.

[papertyger]

“Prejudice” is the honor “common sense” pays to “experience....”

[Sam Clements]

This is very funny. Anyone can see that this study is fake without even bothering to look at it. I’m sure that Lawrence O’Donnell, the fat Minnesota guy, and Madcow on MSNBC will be all over this tonite. They’ll fall for it because it feeds their prejudices.

[Track9]

Good comment.

[lurk]

“People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb,”

So liberals aren’t so smart. Sort of a ‘water is wet’ kind of statement.

[dforest]

This coming from a guy who associates with folks that aren’t able to differentiate between a toilet and a cop car.

[running_dog_lackey]

Conservatism...so easy even a caveman can do it.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Last time I was tested I scored a 135.

I would love to test the IQ of the average Obama voter. The democrats own the left side of the Bell Curve.

[whd23]

"Say what?"

[BloodAngel]

So racists and bigots gravitate towards the party that fred the sdlaves, lef the civil right movement and championed women’s suffrage? They must really...really....really have low IQs lol.

[JustSayNoToNannies]

If anyone's willing to pop the 35 bucks to get the full paper, I'll volunteer to expose exactly what's wrong with it:

http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/01/04/0956797611421206.full.pdf+html

[Revolting cat!]

Communists talking to Progressives. Or maybe vice versa, I dunno, I’m low intelligence.

[BikerJoe]

Last time I was tested I scored a 135.

I wish I was that smart. Mine is only 133 :-)

OTOH, to what extent are the study results because many high-IQ types tend to "see the equivalence in all points of view", etc.

All behavior is equal, all cultures are equal, there aren't really any virtues, etc...and it's all true because they're so smart!!!!!!

[chesley]

And liberalism isn’t a simple ideology? Bull hockey!!!

It’s extremely simple. The complexities come because lies beget more lies. Because rationales and justifications have to be developed to justify doing the wrong thing. Because the failures of their policies have to be explained.

I don’t know. Let’s assume that the libs ARE smarter, on average than conservatives. They are also much more naive and FOOLISH.

Their leaders ARE evil. Those that think liberal policies will make their lives better ARE stupid. But the vast majority of those that believe liberal bushwah, and the vast majority of those that vote Democratic, are FOOLS, and there is no other word that can describe them.

FOOLS.

[chesley]

If your population consists solely of the more elite of the liberals, and the less elite of the conservatives, you MIGHT get results like this.

There would be considerable overlap, though.

[RedMDer]

[Antoninus]

See? They always knew they were smarter than us. Now, they've concocted a research study to "prove" it. I am amazed!

(As if social conservatism and racism have anything to do with each other. The most disgustingly racist people I have ever met were all social libertines.)

[Maverick68]

Maybe this young man should say this to the face of Charles Krauthammer, Thomas Sowell or Dr. Williams....

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

He sure has a purdy mouth.