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Why Liberals Are More Intelligent Than Conservatives
Psychology Today ^ | 3/22/10 | Satoshi Kanazawa

Posted on 04/19/2025 8:16:09 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Liberals think they’re more intelligent than conservatives because they are.

Liberalism can be defined as the willingness to contribute large amounts of private resources for the welfare of genetically unrelated others.

Research shows that more intelligent children in the US and UK are more likely to grow up to be liberals than less intelligent children.

Studies show the effect of childhood intelligence on adult political ideology is twice as large as the effect of either sex or race.

(Excerpt) Read more at psychologytoday.com ...


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To: DallasBiff
Research shows that more intelligent children in the US and UK are more likely to grow up to be liberals than less intelligent children.

intelligent

indoctrinated ✅️

21 posted on 04/19/2025 8:32:07 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: DallasBiff
Liberalism can be defined as the willingness to contribute large amounts of private resources for the welfare of genetically unrelated others.

LOL, Yes they are extremely willing to contribute large amounts of private resources as long as it's someone else's money.

22 posted on 04/19/2025 8:32:22 AM PDT by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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Liberalism can be defined as the willingness to contribute large amounts of private resources for the welfare of genetically unrelated others.

As long as SOMEONE ELSE pays for it.
23 posted on 04/19/2025 8:32:27 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
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To: DallasBiff

I call it “too smart by half”.


24 posted on 04/19/2025 8:32:28 AM PDT by The Duke (Not without incident.)
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To: DallasBiff

“Liberalism can be defined as the willingness to contribute large amounts of private resources for the welfare of genetically unrelated others.”

sigh ... give me a break ... that’s NOT the definition of liberalism, that’s the definition of socialism ...

Grok 3 defines liberalism as follows:

“Liberalism is a political and philosophical ideology centered on individual liberty, equality, and the protection of personal rights. It emphasizes free markets, limited government intervention, democratic institutions, and the rule of law. Classical liberalism prioritizes individual freedoms and economic liberty, while modern liberalism often includes support for social equality, welfare programs, and progressive reforms. The term can vary in meaning depending on context, historical period, or region.”


25 posted on 04/19/2025 8:32:47 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: usurper

7 SECONDS!!


26 posted on 04/19/2025 8:32:47 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
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To: RandallFlagg

five.


27 posted on 04/19/2025 8:33:21 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
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To: DallasBiff
Liberalism can be defined as the willingness to contribute large amounts of private resources for the welfare of genetically unrelated others.

That implies a willingness to have forced generosity, not necessarily higher intelligence.

28 posted on 04/19/2025 8:33:36 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: DallasBiff

> Liberalism can be defined as the willingness to contribute large amounts of private resources for the welfare of genetically unrelated others. <

Uh, no. Better:

Liberalism can be defined as the willingness to contribute large amounts of somebody else’s resources for the welfare of genetically unrelated others.

Example: Bernie Sanders needs only one house. But he has three. He will not give up his wealth. But he wants you to give up yours.


29 posted on 04/19/2025 8:33:52 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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To: TalBlack
Liberals think they are more intelligent than God.

They're turning off working class voters including the Minorities.

The Democrats are becoming a party of "Coastal Elites".

30 posted on 04/19/2025 8:34:41 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: DallasBiff
Liberalism can be defined as the willingness to contribute large amounts of private resources for the welfare of genetically unrelated others.

They contribute the resources of OTHER PEOPLE.

31 posted on 04/19/2025 8:35:10 AM PDT by Fido969
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To: Frank Drebin

“If someone has to continually remind you how intelligent they are...they aren’t.”

that’s absolutely correct ... just like the fools that just LOVE to remind everyone all the time that they’re in MENSA, because that PROVES how smart they are ... the REALLY smart people i’ve known in my life NEVER have the need to broadcast how smart they are ... most are usually the quietest folks in the room ...


32 posted on 04/19/2025 8:35:53 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: DallasBiff
Liberals think they're more intelligent than conservatives because they are.

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33 posted on 04/19/2025 8:36:04 AM PDT by cuz1961
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To: DallasBiff

“Liberalism can be defined as the willingness to contribute large amounts of [other people’s money] for the welfare of genetically unrelated others.”

There, fixed it.


34 posted on 04/19/2025 8:36:05 AM PDT by enumerated (M81 million votes my ass)
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To: roving

Good post—that matches my real world experience.

Leftists are highly emotional and cult like in their beliefs.

They also have no problem censoring, canceling, doxxing those who disagree with them.


35 posted on 04/19/2025 8:36:44 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: DallasBiff

Psycho babble. They call it psychology for a reason, it is the logic of the psycho’s.


36 posted on 04/19/2025 8:36:55 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Frank Drebin

Romans 1:22

professing themselves to be wise they became fools


37 posted on 04/19/2025 8:37:12 AM PDT by xp38
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To: DallasBiff

There are kernels of truth in the piece. It is generally true that liberalism is more prevalent among high IQ groups. But how much of that is simply due to a self-replicating culture that has developed over the last century or so? To imagine a simple example of this, imagine 100 years ago, the high-IQ boy from a conservative farm family goes off to Harvard... where he finds himself drenched in liberalism and adopts the ethos of his peers... he raises haute-bourgeois liberal kids and the cycle continues.

But I ask, how intelligent is it to fail to recognize that in virtually every aspect of life — law enforcement, religion, sexual ethics, social-welfare programs, military preparedness, etc. — liberalism is a total failure?


38 posted on 04/19/2025 8:39:13 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: DallasBiff

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.” — Richard Feynman


39 posted on 04/19/2025 8:40:20 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: cgbg

“They also have no problem censoring, canceling, doxxing those who disagree with them.”

or destroying the property of others they perceive to be opposed to their own personal beliefs, a la keying and torching Teslas ...


40 posted on 04/19/2025 8:41:38 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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