Are Liberals Really Smarter than Conservatives?
- Will Bensonposted 14 years ago
0In general, I find that intelligent people, like myself, come off as arrogant.
And though I am conservative, I find that my highly intelligent peers are, in fact, generally liberal. I've discovered that it's not that intelligent people are generally liberal, it's that arrogant people generally are. They think that their superior intelligence, makes them more qualified to run the world, which is, their plan, after all. The "other people" (i.e. conservatives) are clearly too stupid to be allowed to run things. That is of course, arrogant.
Of course they aren't quite as smart as me, or they'd be conservative. I hate that that sounds, arrogant, but it's true
....
And my case: i.e. someone who is both intelligent and as arrogant, yet is conservative, is simply the exception that proves the rule ...
Seriously, though, it's a stupid survey and a stupid article... People will use it to support their own view point, and it changes nothing. Conservatives will disagree. Liberals will say "See TOLD YOU, I was smarter" ...the 21st century is all about the building of balance within oneself, hence without, in the world...with greater balance there will be a more correct vision of what intelligence is...it is not just IQ, it is not just emotional intelligence, and it certainly is not just political intelligence
(which I think is an oxymoron
) there will never be peace in the world until unity of purpose is established, and we won't find it if we continue to have political sides...we've got to work together, period.
- sneakorocksolidposted 14 years ago0
Only if rolling a joint counts!
They might be able to but first they have to stop giggling.
- StormRyderposted 14 years ago0
I concur!
This kept flashing through my head when I turned past the Republican Convention :: Or walked past a group of Young Republicans at college
Remember that special guy? You only thought he was liberal.
Yeah only a liberal would come up with a study that shows liberals are smarter. Goes to show they're hiding their inadequacies.
- sneakorocksolidposted 14 years ago0
New ideas? How about stupid ideas?
- StormRyderposted 14 years ago0
All you have to do is put a microphone in front of George W, Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh to see how intelligent consevatives are.
Okay...thats not fair...they are three of the biggest morons this country has ever produced.But they don't equal to Chris Matthews!
Yes...he is also right up there!
Foul! It clearly states you can't play the "W" card, cheater!
There is no fence - that's what we have to get through our heads
See, this is what I'm talking about. I don't believe that you actually think that Obama is stupid. And, I'm pretty sure you know that he can hold a coherent conversation without a teleprompter, since he has done it many times in interviews and other settings, including two televised discussions on health care. However, even though you, a smart guy, know this, you are using a silly argument that can be easily disproven to claim that Obama is stupid. You're smarter than that, Arthur.
To me, this is an example of what I"m trying to say, about the dumbing down of discourse.
Plus, did you even notice that I said that Rush isn't dumb?
Ramen to that!
- StormRyderposted 14 years ago0
They say Hitler was a conservative...
But damn that man could play a mean banjo!! - Will Bensonposted 14 years ago0
Liberals call Hitler a conservative. They like to deny their own. Who else but a liberal would come up with National Socialism.?
And who else but liberals would disown one of their own?Consevative,liberal..He still played a mean banjo!!!
I don't consider myself either of these groups and tend not to be swayed by popular opinion or let he said she said arguments change my mind...both sides only pander to the groups and people that will bring them money and power....and that is all politics is really about..."power and money"...not doing the right thing or helping this country...so the finger pointing and name calling will never end until we, the american people put aside all the petty crap quit choosing sides and maybe even do away with the party system...When ever labels are put on anything it will usually turn to shit eventually. I saw an interview during the last election of people on the street...they were asked who they would vote for and quite a few said McCain..when asked why far to many had only this to say " My daddy was republican and his daddy was a republican so it's good enough for me"...Great basis to cast a vote.
The ones who said they would vote for Obama said becuase they hoped for some kind of change in the system...not my daddy this his daddy that. I don't care for a lot of whats going on right now but by bickering back and forth nothing will ever being to get better.
- Will Bensonposted 14 years ago0
- Will Bensonposted 14 years ago0
- Brenda Durhamposted 14 years ago0
- Will Bensonposted 14 years ago0
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- sneakorocksolidposted 14 years ago0
Does goofy mean smart? They are deffinately more goofey!
Who's "they"?
'splain yerself there so's I kin understand you Sneako..
I was trying to decide what scale they we're using to base their arguement on. The only thing I could come up with for measuring libearls intelligence with was with a Ronco, as seen on TV, Goofey meter and they do peg it!
Are you saying that's supposed to be the intelligence level of conservatives? TV and Ronco products?
Look I was giving you the benefit of the doubt. I couldn't find a scale that a liberal even qualified for, sorry!
- Brenda Durhamposted 14 years ago0
Oh come on, you must have heard of Chris Matthews, the one who gets a weird sensation in his leg every time he sees President Zero?
I couldn't believe he confessed something like that! haha yeah
that line of his was a total hoot!If I'm watching True TV and theres a commercial its one click over. He yells over top of all his guests, it's weird.
- LegendaryHeroposted 14 years ago0
Haha, I'll post some wikipedia text on it since it's a lot to regurgitate
Libertarian socialism is a philosophy with diverse interpretations, though some general commonalities can be found in its many incarnations. Its proponents generally advocate a worker-oriented system of distribution that radically departs from conventional capitalist economics (socialism).[15] They propose that this economic system be executed in a manner that attempts to maximize the liberty of individuals and minimize concentration of power or authority (libertarianism). Libertarian socialists are strongly critical of coercive institutions, which often leads them to reject the legitimacy of the state in favor of anarchism.[16] Adherents propose achieving this through decentralization of political and economic power, usually involving the socialization of most large-scale property and enterprise. Libertarian socialism tends to deny the legitimacy of most forms of economically significant private property, viewing capitalist property relations as forms of domination that are antagonistic to individual freedom.[17]
- Will Bensonposted 14 years ago0
- A Texanposted 14 years ago0
- Madame Xposted 14 years ago0
Just think, 10 years from now you'll be lamenting the fact that you wasted so much of your life arguing with TK in the forums.
- Will Bensonposted 14 years ago0
- Kenrick Chatmanposted 14 years ago0
By the way, Mr. Montgomery-your avatar has vastly improved.
(Don't know if you recall that I'm a Raiders fan...
)You were much sexier as a football helmet.
Now, you just remind me of my ex.
- PrettyPantherposted 14 years ago0
As general groups, I really don't know. And as far as the definition of "smart" I really don't know either.
Most of my friends I guess are "liberals". And most of my friends are getting their masters or Ph.D in some sort of field of science or medicine. I would say they are very very smart.
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