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I dont see that it matters. rebelaessedai Send a noteboard - 13/02/2012 01:40:45 AM
As long as there is a link, does it matter if the chicken or egg came first?

I mean, conservatism? Really? What's this gonna do besides cause a shit-storm?

I mean, going by my experience, most of the dumb people in my life tend to be social conservatives. And most of the smart ones are not. Of course, there are exceptions to that. I wouldn't know of the science behind this study, as I am not interested enough to really dig deep to find out. But it does match my experience, and the experience of many others I know.

What has your experience been?

The question is not whether most of the dumb people you know are conservative, but whether most of the conservatives you know are dumb. Even then, that most of the dumb ones are conservative will skew the figure a bit (as will the GOP actively recruiting the dumb and/or bigoted for the past half century, but that is on them. ;))

Basically, there is a big difference between saying, "stupidity usually makes people conservative" and "being conservative usually demonstrates stupidity."
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Only endorsing its validity, not its soundness. *NM* Dan - 04/02/2012 02:24:24 AM 495 Views
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Same here *NM* ironclad - 04/02/2012 12:13:44 PM 405 Views
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Granted, you do move in different circles than I (or Jens, for that matter.) rebelaessedai - 04/02/2012 10:24:52 PM 863 Views
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I did mention that I didn't care enough to look into it. rebelaessedai - 04/02/2012 10:22:09 PM 901 Views
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I dont see that it matters. rebelaessedai - 13/02/2012 01:40:45 AM 1071 Views
In terms of policy, it probably does not; in terms of demographics, it definitely does. Joel - 13/02/2012 02:52:23 AM 996 Views
Putting a Klan photo at the top probably did not help either. Joel - 05/02/2012 12:53:45 AM 980 Views
this sort of "science" is so easily and often slanted it doesn't really merit arguement Ray - 04/02/2012 04:23:14 AM 941 Views
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screw the groundhog, we have been in the high 60's all week Ray - 04/02/2012 09:28:38 PM 734 Views
Bah, you sound like a liberal arguing against lower black IQ test scores. *NM* Cannoli - 04/02/2012 07:00:43 AM 920 Views
Well, I will certainly agree anyone with half a brain can see through Fox "News." Joel - 05/02/2012 01:37:35 AM 1003 Views
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