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Are Libs Smarter?

Postby styky » 02/ 17/ 12 11:12 am

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Re: Are Libs Smarter?

Postby BlawBlaw » 02/ 17/ 12 11:37 am

The Straight Dope hada question about whether Blue states are smarter than Red states. Cecil's conclusion was that they were virtually identical but swing states had something like a one point IQ advantage.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/rea ... red-states

Kanazawa is mentioned and other researchers shoot holes in some of her work. The most interesting is Bruce G. Charlton, Professor of Theoretical Medicine, who basically backs up what the article in the OP was on to.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the ... hy-are-lib

You can also google clever sillies and maybe you can read the original piece.

Then I waded into the blog debate and it's slowly degrading as the liberal ninnies seem to think that anyone who doesn't believe in all their policies - AGW, SSM, abortion, yadda yadda - is obviously less intelligent because they can convince the liberals.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sho ... st14783690
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Re: Are Libs Smarter?

Postby Dogpatch » 02/ 17/ 12 1:07 pm

BlawBlaw wrote:The Straight Dope hada question about whether Blue states are smarter than Red states. Cecil's conclusion was that they were virtually identical but swing states had something like a one point IQ advantage.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/rea ... red-states

Kanazawa is mentioned and other researchers shoot holes in some of her work. The most interesting is Bruce G. Charlton, Professor of Theoretical Medicine, who basically backs up what the article in the OP was on to.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the ... hy-are-lib

You can also google clever sillies and maybe you can read the original piece.

Then I waded into the blog debate and it's slowly degrading as the liberal ninnies seem to think that anyone who doesn't believe in all their policies - AGW, SSM, abortion, yadda yadda - is obviously less intelligent because they can convince the liberals.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sho ... st14783690


yep - look up Justin Trudeau for confirmation of that :D
[Or as someone once said (and I appropriated): "I try to become more cynical every day, but lately I just can't keep up."]
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Re: Are Libs Smarter?

Postby BlawBlaw » 02/ 17/ 12 1:28 pm

Apparently, Justin has said that his father was an intellectual but he isn't.
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Re: Are Libs Smarter?

Postby Dogpatch » 02/ 17/ 12 1:34 pm

Maybe Justin has his mother's brains?

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Re: Are Libs Smarter?

Postby Peter O'Donnell » 02/ 17/ 12 1:50 pm

Are libs smarter?

Not if ours are any example.
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Re: Are Libs Smarter?

Postby BlawBlaw » 02/ 17/ 12 11:17 pm

Peter O'Donnell wrote:Are libs smarter?

Not if ours are any example.


As if the American, European and Latin American liberals offer better evidence. :shake:
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Re: Are Libs Smarter?

Postby styky » 02/ 17/ 12 11:32 pm

Peter O'Donnell wrote:Are libs smarter?

Not if ours are any example.



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