Society/Culture Why do less intelligent people gravitate to conservative/right wing ideology.

[O Grobbecker]

So would I.

Here's a meta-analysis that's far more wide ranging.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/55893129.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiZksKNiq38AhWmwjgGHVyFAdQQFnoECC0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2xHhvNmp4MW8yHxMsywA_c

There is a significant body of work on the subject. Assuming the entire concept is based off a single study is folly.

Where does that [bolded part] come from ? You posted an article with a controversial heading but without comment. Any reasonable person would assume that it’s the article that is up for discussion. Being a reasonable person, I critiqued the article and you agreed, it appears, with my critique, or at least with the conclusion I drew. Where have I made any comment on your “entire concept”, let alone assumed that it’s based solely upon your posted article ?

When I posted my critique, I was castigated by Gethelred, who, ironically, approved your post, for posting off topic. Episode IV has already posted a response to your post. Can you two sort out what can or can’t be posted in this thread and let us all know ?

 

[Present Not Past]

I mean people who are left wing. By the way “working class” is a broader church than just people on minimum wage.
What do you think? Do you have anything other than “lemme answer that by askin ya this!”?

Good to know Gethelred thanks mate.

That's true. Working class people sometimes vote conservative. Always have.
But they have always personally benefitted when Labor governments were in power.

 

[Coolangatta]

All I know is, 74 million people voted for Trump in 2020 and no matter what anyone says online or on the news from now until 2024, if he runs again, he’s still going to get at least 70 million votes. I’d be surprised if he doesn’t. DeSantis could get more.

There’s no point in trying to discuss politics with people imo unless you can get in touch with swing voters from swing states. They’re the votes that matter most.

Same thing applies in most democratic countries.

Whatever reason why conservatives remain conservative, it isn’t changing.

There’s more of an urban/rural divide than anything else. Exploring that could lead to some better answers.

 

[HaveCrankOnMe]

The overwhelming majority of social psychologists are liberal, so that could at least partly explain why the field's scientific literature is overflowing with studies linking conservative political views to lower levels of intelligence.

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2021/09/25/are_smarter_people_more_economically_conservative_795869.html

 

[Jafa]

Hehe

Oh cmon man.

She was clearly taking the piss out of Bidens earlier two words **** up.



Aaannnnd the idiot reinforced it. This ******* is the president of dipshits.

 

[Spearman]

 

[Pie eyed]

But is today’s left or right more likely to demonise and complain about the working class? I think the left are.

Your problem is being a rightwinger you think the working class are chalet owners and people who "Air BNB" their rentals for bigger tax deductions and **** the homeless.
You prove the contention of the thread title.

 

[ElectricG]

Your problem is being a rightwinger you think the working class are chalet owners and people who "Air BNB" their rentals for bigger tax deductions and * the homeless.
You prove the contention of the thread title.

I’m LEFT wing! LEFT!

 

[Seeds]

Hildibrand needs to be taken off the thread photo. He votes labor most of the time and was a strong advocate of labor this election.

 

[HaveCrankOnMe]

 

[Spearman]

Florida Sheriff, recently re-elected, quite a piece of work

 

[Gough]

I have no idea why but here is a fairly good example. Why Carlson thinks having a women who's iq would obviously struggle to reach room temperature on a hot day appear on his show is beyond me, this was shamefully embarrassing all round.

 

[carltonchelsea]

I have no idea why but here is a fairly good example. Why Carlson thinks having a women who's iq would obviously struggle to reach room temperature on a hot day appear on his show is beyond me, this was shamefully embarrassing all round.

 

[TheBigHorne]

I have no idea why but here is a fairly good example. Why Carlson thinks having a women who's iq would obviously struggle to reach room temperature on a hot day appear on his show is beyond me, this was shamefully embarrassing all round.

She was struggling so much to string sentences together. Also she said "there have been studies" and then said "parents are saying their kids are becoming trans". I don't think that's a study but conservatives won't use them or just dismiss the ones you present them with

Ben Shapiro has literally been confronted with evidence that supports transgenders and says "Oh but that's just liberal propaganda".

 

[kranky al]

I have no idea why but here is a fairly good example. Why Carlson thinks having a women who's iq would obviously struggle to reach room temperature on a hot day appear on his show is beyond me, this was shamefully embarrassing all round.

Methinx this mob doth protesteth too much

 

[TheBigHorne]

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Methinx this mob doth protesteth too much

Every conservative accusation is a confession.

 

[ElectricG]

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Methinx this mob doth protesteth too much

That tweet is idiotic.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

I have no idea why but here is a fairly good example. Why Carlson thinks having a women who's iq would obviously struggle to reach room temperature on a hot day appear on his show is beyond me, this was shamefully embarrassing all round.

Also Carlson grew up wealthy and married into even more wealth.

The fact his set is designed like a wooden shack and he's larping as Davy Crockett is the most cringey performative bullshit.

 

[kranky al]

That tweet is idiotic.

Why pray tell.

 

[Chief]

That tweet is idiotic.

Let me explain it to you, friend:

After loudly and frequently claiming normal everyday people are child groomers, they refuse to help protect children from real groomers.

You're welcome!

 

[FireKrakouer]

There are several studies showing that higher testosterone levels are associated with conservative beliefs.

Testosterone Administration Induces A Red Shift in Democrats

I think it's good to have a balance of effeminate, caring progressive types along with the colder, less emotional view of the masculine conservative side... think of LNP and ALP as your father and your mother respectively m8. They're both there to perform essential but different functions for the family.

Kind regards,
FK

 

[Gough]

You can take drugs if you're worried about your testosterone. Nothing can cure stupid.

 

[Gethelred]

There are several studies showing that higher testosterone levels are associated with conservative beliefs.

Testosterone Administration Induces A Red Shift in Democrats

Your link doesn't conclude this at all.

We tested the fixity of political preferences of 136 healthy males during the 2011 U.S. presidential election season by administering synthetic testosterone or placebo to participants who had identified the strength of their political affiliation. Before the testosterone treatment, we found that weakly affiliated Democrats had 19% higher basal testosterone than those who identified strongly with the party (p=0.015). When weakly affiliated Democrats received additional testosterone, the strength of their party fell by 12% (p=.01) and they reported 45% warmer feelings towards Republican candidates for president (p < 0.001). Our results demonstrate that testosterone induces a “red shift" among weakly-affiliated Democrats. This effect was associated with improved mood. No effects were found of testosterone administration for strongly affiliated Democrats or strong or weak Republicans.

I think it's good to have a balance of effeminate, caring progressive types along with the colder, less emotional view of the masculine conservative side... think of LNP and ALP as your father and your mother respectively m8. They're both there to perform essential but different functions for the family.

Kind regards,
FK

This is also rather silly, and echoes a dark ages view of society as the human body with the king as the brain and the serfs/slaves as the hands and feet.

 

[ElectricG]

Let me explain it to you, friend:

After loudly and frequently claiming normal everyday people are child groomers, they refuse to help protect children from real groomers.

You're welcome!

You don’t just vote yes or no based on whether you agree with what a new law sets out to achieve. That’s not how politics works.

 

[ElectricG]

Why pray tell.

Because it’s equally dishonest to say anyone who votes against anti-terrorism legislation could only have done so because they have secret terrorist sympathies.

 

[Chief]

You don’t just vote yes or no based on whether you agree with what a new law sets out to achieve. That’s not how politics works.

LOL you are seriously sticking up for those pillocks