[Springfield Reformer]

Interesting. So why do you suppose the high IQ crowd lets themselves get tied to leftist ideology, which is, IMHO, largely driven by a witch’s brew of emotive and magical thinking? Just curious.

[GonzoGOP]

So why do you suppose the high IQ crowd lets themselves get tied to leftist ideology

IQ != Wisdom. Wisdom comes from experience, either direct or if you are very lucky vicarious. It is the old school of hard knocks. People with no experience in the real world only have their emotions to base decisions on. Emotion tells you how the world should be, experience tells you how the world is.

For example I was the little kid with glasses in a public school. I learned quickly that authority figures (teachers etc..) would not always be there to defend me. Even if they punished the kid who beat me up, i still got beat up. By the age of six I had learned by hard experience that in the real world my safety was my business, not the schools, not my parents and not the governments. They might be able to help, but first and foremost I was responsible for my own safety.

Now some pampered kid who was the teachers pet never learned this lesson. He still things the government will keep him safe. He doesn't see the need for home defense. He still believes that if you are just nice to everyone, everyone will be nice to you.

[Paradox]

Interesting. So why do you suppose the high IQ crowd lets themselves get tied to leftist ideology, which is, IMHO, largely driven by a witch’s brew of emotive and magical thinking? Just curious.

Actually, most Hi-IQ people who I have met are fairly conservative, at least libertarian. Its just that, as in regular life, the most strident ones happen to be the liberals. In particular, the local one whe edited our newsletter was such a sickening lefty. Couldn't stand her, so I let my membership lapse. No big deal, really wasn't into it. I joined it as a bet actually. Sister had gone out with a guy who she was so impressed with because he was a Mensan, I scoffed, she said "you couldn't be a member" so I proved her wrong..