Exactly what Herrenstein and Murray postulated years ago.
Posted on 02/22/2023 6:29:02 PM PST by Golden Eagle
Britain’s elite cultural institutions – the BBC, universities, the national trust – are dominated by the woke. Since smart people tend to get ahead in life, you might assume the woke would have higher intelligence. Not so, according to a new study.
Louise Drieghe and colleagues surveyed 300 North Americans adults using the platform Mechanical Turk. To measure participants’ cognitive ability, they administered the Ammons Quick Test, which involves correctly assigning words to pictures. Previous studies have shown that people’s scores on the test correlate strongly with their scores on more comprehensive IQ tests, such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
The researchers also assessed participants’ support for free speech and concern for political correctness. To measure the former, they constructed a 9-item scale, comprising items such as “Every individual has the unalienable right to express their thoughts freely,” and “Censorship of speech leaves little room for debate and diverse points of view”.
To measure the latter, they used a 7-item scale developed by two other researchers. It includes items such as “I get mad when I hear someone use politically incorrect language,” and “I try to educate people around me about the political meaning of their words”.
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One cannot be woke and have critical thinking ability. The two are polar opposites.
...”you might assume the woke would have higher intelligence...”
Are you kidding???
Exactly. My definition of wokeness is the belief that one’s weakness or mere uniqueness should be valued as a strength. When in fact, a weakness is simply a weakness, and uniqueness can be of value, but it can also be very dangerous.
Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics; civil liberties under the rule of law with especial emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic freedom, political freedom and freedom of speech.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalismIt gained full flowering in the early 18th century, building on ideas stemming at least as far back as the 13th century within the Iberian, Anglo-Saxon, and central European contexts and was foundational to the American Revolution and "American Project" more broadly.
You might also find this description of "Libertarian Conservatism" interesting. It is a fair statement of my own position:
Libertarian conservatism advocates the greatest possible economic liberty and the least possible government regulation of social life (described as "small government"), mirroring laissez-faire classical liberalism, but harnesses this to a belief in a more socially conservative philosophy emphasizing authority, morality and duty. Primarily in the United States, libertarian conservatism prioritizes liberty, promoting free expression, freedom of choice and free-market capitalism to achieve conservative ends while rejecting liberal social engineering.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_conservatism
All the bolding in the above is my own, for emphasis.
Honestly, I couldn’t have articulated that, but it is pretty
much was I had in mind.
You know, looking back on the term Liberalism, it seems to
me it’s just one more example of the Democrats bastardizing
a word to the point of being destructive.
They aren’t traditional Liberals. They aren’t progressives
either unless they think that means regressive. They’re
going backward into the dark ages again, proposing we
rehash Socialism again as a new thing. It’s just nuts.
I’d like to think Conservatism covers most of Classical
Liberalism, but the RINOs have jumped on that with both
feet and broken it.
I think true Conservatives come pretty close, but perhaps
you can point out some ways that’s a flawed premise.
Thanks for your post. I appreciate it.
Most people with an IQ over room temperature know what a woman is.
Yes, unfortunately so. Democrats/Leftists have co-opted the term and inverted its meaning.
> They aren’t traditional Liberals...
Not one bit. The very opposite.
> They aren’t progressives either unless they think that means regressive. They’re going backward into the dark ages again...
I recoil when liberal friends embrace the word "progressive" because as you say, it's the exact opposite of what they are working toward.
> I’d like to think Conservatism covers most of Classical Liberalism, but the RINOs have jumped on that with both feet and broken it.
At one time, in Barry Goldwater's day, they were very similar. Today, not so much.
> I think true Conservatives come pretty close, but perhaps you can point out some ways that’s a flawed premise.
It's not flawed. I would encourage you to check out two quotes I put on my FR Profile page, from Barry Goldwater -- arguably the father of modern Conservatism -- and from Ronald Reagan. The Goldwater quote is from the closing passages of his 1960 book "Conscience of a Conservative", but it reads like a libertarian manifesto. The Reagan quote is from a 1975 interview in Reason magazine, a libertarian publication.
I chose those quotes because they describe pretty well how I view things, and why I am on FreeRepublic as my forum of choice for such discussions.
Thanks for our enjoyable exchange tonight, a very pleasant way to close the day.
Thank you.
Actually, I think a lot more discussion here should be like
that, but I’m not a saint either, so I guess we take it where
we can get it when we can get it, if you catch my drift.
I appreciate the remarks, the follow up too.
... liberal beliefs,...
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Reading the comments from the article, I found the Brits define liberals as “right leaning”. That’s what we refer to as conservatives.
One need only look at the pics of these ...er...people to make a very accurate judgement of their cognitive abilities.
A small point of correction, if I may. In 1972 I was 27 years old. I am now 77 and my husband and I just had our 50th wedding anniversary.
We are far from our 90’s!
That’s the original meaning of liberal. Psychopaths decided to call themselves the opposite of what they were. Progressives want men to go back to the stone age.
Exactly what Herrenstein and Murray postulated years ago.
Must read.
A few years ago I defined current liberalism this way “Liberalism is immaturity, cloaked with the pretense of moral and intellectual superiority.”
We can substitute “wokeism” for liberalism and explain pretty much everything we are dealing with.
It’s all about being part of the “in crowd”.
“It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.” ― Thomas Sowell Read more quotes from Thomas Sowell
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