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Why Liberals Are More Intelligent Than Conservatives (Kitten Chow, have at it folks)
Psychology Today ^ | 3/22/10 | Satoshi Kanazawa

Posted on 04/07/2015 6:19:47 AM PDT by MayorKoch

It is difficult to define a whole school of political ideology precisely, but one may reasonably define liberalism (as opposed to conservatism) in the contemporary United States as the genuine concern for the welfare of genetically unrelated others and the willingness to contribute larger proportions of private resources for the welfare of such others. In the modern political and economic context, this willingness usually translates into paying higher proportions of individual incomes in taxes toward the government and its social welfare programs. Liberals usually support such social welfare programs and higher taxes to finance them, and conservatives usually oppose them.

Defined as such, liberalism is evolutionarily novel. Humans are evolutionarily designed to be altruistic toward their genetic kin, their friends and allies, and members of their deme (a group of intermarrying individuals) or ethnic group. They are not designed to be altruistic toward an indefinite number of complete strangers whom they are not likely ever to meet or interact with. This is largely because our ancestors lived in a small band of 50-150 genetically related individuals, and large cities and nations with thousands and millions of people are themselves evolutionarily novel...

Incidentally, this finding substantiates one of the persistent complaints among conservatives. Conservatives often complain that liberals control the media or the show business or the academia or some other social institutions. The Hypothesis explains why conservatives are correct in their complaints. Liberals do control the media, or the show business, or the academia, among other institutions, because, apart from a few areas in life (such as business) where countervailing circumstances may prevail, liberals control all institutions. They control the institutions because liberals are on average more intelligent than conservatives and thus they are more likely to attain the highest status in any area of (evolutionarily novel) modern life.

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


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To: MayorKoch
Knock. Knock ...

Candygram ....

121 posted on 04/07/2015 8:55:27 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Darksheare

Liberals lie better than conservatives because we have shame.


122 posted on 04/07/2015 8:58:08 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Servant of the Cross

LOL!!


123 posted on 04/07/2015 9:00:04 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: MayorKoch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSYAZnQmffg&feature=player_detailpage#t=326


124 posted on 04/07/2015 9:15:38 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Crazieman
Signed up, plopped down this manure pile, and then ran back to DU without commenting, like good little lefty trolls do.
125 posted on 04/07/2015 9:20:04 AM PDT by Col Freeper (FR: A smorgasbord of Conservative Mindfood - dig in and enjoy it!)
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To: MayorKoch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YNbWHoYCZY


126 posted on 04/07/2015 9:21:46 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: MayorKoch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlpakpa8zIA


127 posted on 04/07/2015 9:24:14 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Servant of the Cross; CatherineofAragon

Ooooo, me likey!


128 posted on 04/07/2015 9:25:40 AM PDT by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: MayorKoch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2awbKQ2DLRE


129 posted on 04/07/2015 9:30:01 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: MayorKoch

Want to see how smart Obama is?
Unplug his teleprompter.
He becomes a mumbling giggling idiot.


130 posted on 04/07/2015 9:32:17 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: MayorKoch

131 posted on 04/07/2015 9:35:58 AM PDT by TADSLOS (A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
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To: Servant of the Cross

ROTFL

I hear the music...


132 posted on 04/07/2015 9:38:31 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon ("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office.")
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To: MayorKoch
... because liberals are on average more intelligent than conservatives ...


Please Stop photo funny_zps794da6ab.jpg

133 posted on 04/07/2015 9:43:18 AM PDT by Col Freeper (FR: A smorgasbord of Conservative Mindfood - dig in and enjoy it!)
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To: Old Sarge; Servant of the Cross; MayorKoch
This is the author...he's famous for putting forth theories that homos are more intelligent than straight people, and black women are uglier than females of other races. He was dismissed from Psychology Today.

He looks as queer as a three dollar bill, LOL.


134 posted on 04/07/2015 9:45:14 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon ("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office.")
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To: MayorKoch
Satoshi Kanazawa proves yet again:


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135 posted on 04/07/2015 9:49:25 AM PDT by Col Freeper (FR: A smorgasbord of Conservative Mindfood - dig in and enjoy it!)
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To: Old Sarge

LOL


136 posted on 04/07/2015 9:49:30 AM PDT by cyborg (Still married... FReeping for almost nine years.)
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To: Darksheare

:’)


137 posted on 04/07/2015 9:53:30 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
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138 posted on 04/07/2015 9:54:34 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: MayorKoch
Bless your heart (I'm from the South)
139 posted on 04/07/2015 9:58:31 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: MayorKoch

140 posted on 04/07/2015 10:01:09 AM PDT by TADSLOS (A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
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