Are conservatives dumber? According to science, they are!

[Oneeye]

Study links low intelligence with right-wing beliefs

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life...article543361/

Researchers have found a possible explanation for why certain people are prejudiced: they're less intelligent.

Children with lower general intelligence are more likely to become prejudiced as adults, according to a Brock University study.

The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, examined data from two large-scale British studies, and found lower intelligence scores in childhood were predictors of greater racism in adulthood, which the researchers controversially explain is brought about by adopting right-wing ideologies.

A secondary analysis of data from a U.S. study also showed those with poor abstract-reasoning skills were more likely to have anti-homosexual prejudice, partially linked to authoritarian attitudes.

Lead researcher Gordon Hodson told LiveScience that the results of the study indicate a vicious cycle, in which people with low intelligence are drawn to socially conservative ideologies. In turn, those ideologies can contribute to prejudices.

"Socially conservative ideologies tend to offer structure and order," he said, explaining why those with lower intelligence may gravitate toward the right. "Unfortunately, many of these features can contribute to prejudice."

The researchers found that people with lower intelligence also tended to have less contact with other races and groups, which, Dr. Hodson said, supports previous research that determined interacting with other groups is mentally challenging and cognitively draining.

What do you think? Does intelligence really determine your political stripe? And do your politics determine how prejudiced you are?

[North Sea]

Yeah , it does. I don't think a person that is intelligent can be ignorant and extreme right wing beliefs usually are based on a lot of ignorance.

[The Lawspeaker]

LOL @ Left-wing propaganda. We only need to look at what conservatives have created (stable societies and good economies) and at what leftists have created (social degradation, multiculturalism, economic problems and the failed ideology of socialism) to see which one works and which one doesn't.

[CordedWhelp]

Just more hit-pieces. You know they're getting desperate now...

[North Sea]

LOL @ Left-wing propaganda. We only need to look at what conservatives have created (stable societies and good economies) and at what leftists have created (social degradation, multiculturalism, economic problems and the failed ideology of socialism) to see which one works and which one doesn't.

Those societies weren't really created by people of far right but rather somewhere in the middle. Although I agree that far left is also based on ignorance.

Its not just the societies they have created but their beliefs. The far right has racial beliefs which is based on or comes from ignorance. The far left cannot think properly either.

Multiculturalism can be also blamed on the government and their lack of skills of integraring migrants/immigrants, which is usually both the far right and the far left to blame. You can still have a successful society that has a blend of many different people.

[The Lawspeaker]

Those societies weren't really created by people of far right but rather somewhere in the middle. Although I agree that far left is also based on ignorance.

Its not just the societies they have created but their beliefs.

Multiculturalism can be also blamed on the government and their lack of skills of integraring migrants/immigrants, which is usually both the far right and the far left to blame. You can still have a successful society that has a blend of many different people.

Name one that isn't a complete dictatorship and where a group of invaders or traitors hasn't taken the reigns from the existing group and live at their expense.

[pulstar]

Does intelligence really determine your political stripe? And do your politics determine how prejudiced you are?

Not necessarily. I wouldn't say people behind right-wing ideologies are more dumb. Extremes are, but they don't represent whole population. Same goes for other side. Left extremists are as dangerous. Extremism very often ends up by having your emotional side taking over the rational side, that is they make their decisions based on rage, jealousy, fear... and in that case you can conclude someone is less intelligent.

[Profileid]

American conservatives are incredibly retarded.

[bimf]

Expect from antifa white trash

[MissMischief]

Yes, they generally are. Conservatives seem to exhibit less cognitive ability than liberals do.

Just a recent study, using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, for example, found that the IQs of young adults who described themselves as "very liberal" averaged 106.42, whereas the mean of those who identified as "very conservative" was 94.82.

Science doesn't lie!