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Higher Cognitive Ability, Less Concern for Political Correctness – Study Finds
Daily Skeptic ^ | February 20, 2023 | Noah Carl

Posted on 02/22/2023 6:29:02 PM PST by Golden Eagle

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1 posted on 02/22/2023 6:29:02 PM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle

Liking math makes it hard to be a leftist.


2 posted on 02/22/2023 6:30:04 PM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Golden Eagle

Being woke means rejecting a whole lot of things that result from applying cognitive ability.


3 posted on 02/22/2023 6:31:32 PM PST by simpson96
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To: Tell It Right

That’s why math is racist.


4 posted on 02/22/2023 6:32:10 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: Golden Eagle
Intelligent people can distinguish between important and unimportant, something Leftists are notoriously bad at.

5 posted on 02/22/2023 6:36:30 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Saw this today: Not One Student Was Proficient In Math In 23 Baltimore Schools

6 posted on 02/22/2023 6:38:38 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: simpson96

A = A is racist.


7 posted on 02/22/2023 6:39:19 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Golden Eagle

Well that explains much


8 posted on 02/22/2023 6:39:30 PM PST by Nifster ( EI see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: Golden Eagle

I always said I wasn’t as dumb as I looked.

:-)


9 posted on 02/22/2023 6:41:30 PM PST by Bobalu (Unrepentant communists, NAZI’s and totalitarians of all stripe are bowing toward Davos)
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To: Bobalu
I always said I wasn’t as dumb as I looked.
That's a problem if you look dumb.
{;^)
10 posted on 02/22/2023 6:52:23 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Golden Eagle
you might assume the woke would have higher intelligence

"Might assume"? Try never. Stupidity is not intelligence by definition.

11 posted on 02/22/2023 6:58:10 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: Golden Eagle

“I try to educate people around me about the political meaning of their words”.

For instance, “democracy,” “our values,” “who we are,” and “rules-based order” are various ways of saying “sodomy” when the globalists say them.


12 posted on 02/22/2023 7:05:34 PM PST by cdcdawg (Hoes mad! LOL! )
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To: Golden Eagle
I found this paragraph particularly enlightening, or should
I say hilarious

Having said that, the study’s findings are consistent with
previous research that finds cognitive ability is associated
with broadly classically liberal beliefs
, such as support
for free speech, democracy and rights for women, and
opposition to state control of the economy.


The people he described in the dark blue text, are not
firmly in favor of the things listed in the red text.

Yes, support for free speech as long as it conforms to their
world view. If it doesn't, sensor it, sensor it NOW!

Democracy? Sorry fella, but the Democracy you think you
grasp, isn't the Socialist Democracy they have in mind.

Rights for women, as long as those rights conform to what
the state says they do, which never happens under Socialism.
Women in these countries have block captains that check up
on their menstrual cycles. They order the birth control for you.
If you get their permission, you can have the baby. If they
don't, good luck with "my body, my choice". Not
happening!

Opposition to state control of the economy? LOL, please
point me to one nation under Socialism that has that as
it's modus operandi.
13 posted on 02/22/2023 7:06:51 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I read that a while back also.

But they can recite all 72 genders, until they become 11,213.


14 posted on 02/22/2023 7:09:55 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: DoughtyOne
It said "classically liberal" not "modern liberal".

Modern liberals are what we call Marxists, and of them you are correct.

Classical liberals are what we call "libertarians", who do indeed support those ideals in red.

15 posted on 02/22/2023 7:22:27 PM PST by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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To: dayglored; DoughtyOne
Note also the lowercase 'l' in "libertarian".

Uppercase 'L' is the Libertarian Party which is something else, largely unrelated to classical liberalism.

16 posted on 02/22/2023 7:25:33 PM PST by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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To: dayglored

You make a good point, but I will say this. Going back to
1972, the Democrat party ventured out onto it’s new Liberal
path.

Now I get your classically liberal intention here, but who
is this guy polling? Anyone in his stride in 1972, is now
in his 90s.

Is he going to nursing homes and finding classically liberal
people worth their salt, to poll?

At some point the reference to “classically liberal” loses
its validity.

It seems to me that it’s likely he’s actually polling
Liberals, and not the classic variety.

He didn’t reference Libertarians. If he had I wouldn’t
have responded to his comments as I did.

Did I miss a reference to Libertarians?


17 posted on 02/22/2023 7:34:23 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: Golden Eagle

I must be a super genius! ;-)


18 posted on 02/22/2023 7:35:08 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: DoughtyOne
> He didn’t reference Libertarians. If he had I wouldn’t have responded to his comments as I did. Did I miss a reference to Libertarians?

Well, certainly not big-L Libertarians. As I mentioned, big-L Libertarians (i.e. the Libertarian Party) aren't classical liberals. By and large, they're loons.

And the reference to small-l libertarians was indirect, not explicit. So I'll grant you a pass on that, too.

With regard to age:

> Now I get your classically liberal intention here, but who is this guy polling? Anyone in his stride in 1972, is now in his 90s. Is he going to nursing homes and finding classically liberal people worth their salt, to poll? At some point the reference to “classically liberal” loses its validity.

Depends on what you call "stride". In 1972 I was 20 years old, and arguably getting ready to "hit my stride". I'm 71 now, work full-time in Engineering, play in three rock bands, and don't look a day over 60. :-) "Stride" is where you find it.

But you're (unfortunately) correct that we "classical liberals" -- small-l libertarians -- are a diminishing breed. The extreme polarization of modern politics and social viewpoints has all but eliminated any reasonable, sensible, dare I say moderate, position. We are ignored by both the Right and the Left for insufficient ideological purity. *sigh*

19 posted on 02/22/2023 8:04:39 PM PST by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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I’m 71 also, and honestly I’m not sure others would really
grasp what you mean by classical liberals.

Is that kind of dying out, or am I not as well informed on
that class of political leaning as I should be?

If I had to expound on those beliefs, I would probably
get a few things wrong also. I have an overall view of
it, but not an exact grasp. I’ve seen it addressed over
the years and I believe my perception is fairly accurate
even if I couldn’t perfectly describe it.


20 posted on 02/22/2023 8:09:53 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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