Truly fascinating study. Not that it's particularly surprising, but it's nice to see some research backing up what is clearly evident for all to see:

http://news.yahoo.com/low-iq-conservativ...03506.html


Low-intelligence adults tend to gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, the study found. Those ideologies, in turn, stress hierarchy and resistance to change, attitudes that can contribute to prejudice.

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As suspected, low intelligence in childhood corresponded with racism in adulthood. But the factor that explained the relationship between these two variables was political: When researchers included social conservatism in the analysis, those ideologies accounted for much of the link between brains and bias.

People with lower cognitive abilities also had less contact with people of other races.


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Hodson was quick to note that the despite the link found between low intelligence and social conservatism, the researchers aren't implying that all liberals are brilliant and all conservatives stupid. The research is a study of averages over large groups, he said....

Nonetheless, there is reason to believe that strict right-wing ideology might appeal to those who have trouble grasping the complexity of the world.

Iq studies that produced the bell curve... Evil and over simplistic
Iq studies that produced this tripe... Enlightening

The difference? A liberals point of view...

5 minutes reading the liberals on this board clearly shows that not to be the case.

Studies show politicians share many characterisitics with psychopaths, yet liberals want these people to have infinitely more power and control over peoples' lives.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/q-what...61687.html
http://www.examiner.com/law-enforcement-...are-traits

Show me the intelligence in that.

It's probably worth pointing out that if Robert had participated in the study the results would have swung dramatically in the other direction.

Something to consider.

Quote:As suspected, low intelligence in childhood corresponded with racism in adulthood.

While this post was probably started to criticize conservatives, it's actually criticizing minoritities, you know then ones, the people who call exit exams racist because they can't pass them.

The key word is social conservative. Santorum and his type definitely appeal to a lower level. Fiscal conservatives I would be willing to bet have a higher IQ. But hey at least it's not a mental disorder like liberalism. There's a study that says that too. Take it all with a grain of salt.

Libertarianism/Classical Liberalism is the view of enlightenment

Says the illiterate from WV? Heh, heh. Yeah, I think I'll pass on that "research."

(01-26-2012 04:55 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  Says the illiterate from WV? Heh, heh. Yeah, I think I'll pass on that "research."

Tough talk from the guy from bowling green...

Article does a poor job or defining Racism, social conservatism and what would be even more interesting is
asking these adults who they vote for; UK or here.

"Social conservatives were defined as people who agreed with a laundry list of statements such as "Family life suffers if mum is working full-time," and "Schools should teach children to obey authority." Attitudes toward other races were captured by measuring agreement with statements such as "I wouldn't mind working with people from other races." (These questions measured overt prejudiced attitudes, but most people, no matter how egalitarian, do hold unconscious racial biases; Hodson's work can't speak to this "underground" racism.)"

"In another study, this one in the United States, Hodson and Busseri compared 254 people with the same amount of education but different levels of ability in abstract reasoning. They found that what applies to racism may also apply to homophobia. People who were poorer at abstract reasoning were more likely to exhibit prejudice against gays. As in the U.K. citizens, a lack of contact with gays and more acceptance of right-wing authoritarianism explained the link"

They immediately lose any credit when they use a term like homophobia.

Yes, autistic children and others with "learning differences" tend to benefit from structure... And structure most often, even in liberal households, takes the form of socially acceptable norms. Children like this are resistant to change and things that are different because it scares the crap out of them... Not because they are racists

How pc of a supposed liberal

What's stupid about waking up in night sweats because somewhere gay Muslim aborted fetuses might be plotting to destroy straight marriage and impose Sharia law on the good ol US of A, and atheist gay married scientists are conspiring to advance evolution and climate change and outlaw the celebration of Christmas, and there's a SECRET MUSLIM KENYAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT A BIRTH CERTIFICATE?!?!

Fiscal conservatives, or adherents to voodoo (Bush 41's words) economics, are probably smarter in general but in the end they're just tools of the rich, like the socials, albeit for more plausible reasons.

Who exactly are these people, Max? I don't know one single person who behaves as you seem to want to describe something like 100mm people. I'm not saying they don't exist... I'm merely saying any implication that they represent anything but a minority opinion is foolish.. Just because left wing web sites and left leaning reporters give a few loons the time of day doesn't mean they are significant...

In all seriousness, talk about people who wake up n sweats fearing that social conservatives are taking over....

Well, Herman Cain expressed concern for Sharia law taking over and said he wouldn't want a Muslim in his cabinet and Newt said he'd make them take a loyalty oath. You have Donald Trump to thank for elevating the birther issue. Surely you've heard of the "gay agenda" that wants to "recruit"; I think Bull on here identified such a movement and I would classify that as homophobia. Santorum thinks gays are a threat to the institution of marriage, as if straight couples have anything to fear. The "war against Christmas" you can find evidence of on Fox (a lot of this you can find evidence of on Fox), BillO in particular. I don't think these positions are as fringe on the right as you believe (and I'd also like to believe BTW).

(01-26-2012 02:49 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  Iq studies that produced the bell curve... Evil and over simplistic
Iq studies that produced this tripe... Enlightening

The difference? A liberals point of view...

Thanks for proving the study correct.

http://ironshrink.com/2010/04/are-libera...-it-is-so/


Bullsh*t.

(01-26-2012 09:49 PM)Max Power Wrote:  Well, Herman Cain expressed concern for Sharia law taking over and said he wouldn't want a Muslim in his cabinet and Newt said he'd make them take a loyalty oath. You have Donald Trump to thank for elevating the birther issue. Surely you've heard of the "gay agenda" that wants to "recruit"; I think Bull on here identified such a movement and I would classify that as homophobia. Santorum thinks gays are a threat to the institution of marriage, as if straight couples have anything to fear. The "war against Christmas" you can find evidence of on Fox (a lot of this you can find evidence of on Fox), BillO in particular. I don't think these positions are as fringe on the right as you believe (and I'd also like to believe BTW).

You mentioned six people in this post...how is that representative of the majority of American conservatives?

(01-27-2012 08:38 AM)Rebel Wrote:  http://ironshrink.com/2010/04/are-libera...-it-is-so/


Bullsh*t.

Yes....Interesting site.

Flawed research, paid for with Obabba stimulus money.

(01-27-2012 08:42 AM)ImMoreAwesomeThanYou Wrote:  

(01-26-2012 09:49 PM)Max Power Wrote:  Well, Herman Cain expressed concern for Sharia law taking over and said he wouldn't want a Muslim in his cabinet and Newt said he'd make them take a loyalty oath. You have Donald Trump to thank for elevating the birther issue. Surely you've heard of the "gay agenda" that wants to "recruit"; I think Bull on here identified such a movement and I would classify that as homophobia. Santorum thinks gays are a threat to the institution of marriage, as if straight couples have anything to fear. The "war against Christmas" you can find evidence of on Fox (a lot of this you can find evidence of on Fox), BillO in particular. I don't think these positions are as fringe on the right as you believe (and I'd also like to believe BTW).

You mentioned six people in this post...how is that representative of the majority of American conservatives?

He could have included you and would still be right.