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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Wisdom and IQ are two different things. Fortunately for me I read Milton Friedman in High School so I became immune to the Collectivist propaganda that drives some high IQ people like Ted Kaczynski crazy.


16 posted on 04/29/2026 10:39:10 AM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Nateman
Wisdom and IQ are two different things.

Correct, and moreover, even though everyone likes to claim that their political beliefs are well thought out, a lot of it has more to do with emotional response and "values" than intellect.

People constantly wonder how it's possible for extremely intelligent people to hold insane political views. That's because political views appeal for emotional more than intellectual reasons. Einstein was a socialist bordering on communist in many of his views, but that wasn't due to any intellectual deficit. A different values system happened to appeal to his view of society, i.e. one where "fairness" is more important than liberty.

20 posted on 04/29/2026 10:53:53 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: Nateman

Friedman. A good man.


25 posted on 04/29/2026 11:16:53 AM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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