Are conservatives smarter than liberals?

[Meathead]

My impressin of conservatives on this board is that their approach to discussion is infantile. The name calling is way over the top. I believe this is because of the influence on them of folks like Rush Limbaugh. The conservatives seem to think his style of rhetoric is an acceptable style of serious political and social discussion. It isn't.

My "impressin" is that you're a dingbat.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Word on the street is liberals are stupid for supporting obamacare by those who helped to create obamacare.

 

[Old Rocks]

When liberals have to LIE to trick their own base into supporting their policies, well there you have it.

You clearly don't know what the term Liberal means and you clearly haven't visited websites of fact checkers. Last election Republicans stated, "We won't let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers" after being found full of lies just like Fox News is currently today.

Liberal = lying America hating Chinese communist loving socialist puke. Glad I could clear that up for you.

LOL. Well, I guess you have definately established you are not to be counted among the intelligent conservatives.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Word on the street is liberals are stupid for supporting obamacare by those who helped to create obamacare.

You forgot a couple of words. Without them, what you said makes no sense.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Word on the street is liberals are stupid for supporting obamacare by those who helped to create obamacare.

You forgot a couple of words. Without them, what you said makes no sense.

Makes no difference because I am smarter than you. That is a fact.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Is anyone who thinks in a 2 dimensional box intelligent?

Most people here try to boil everything down to liberal and conservative, republican or democrat, left or right.

it's simplistic, unenlightened, unsophisticated and naive to the point of mental retardation.

 

[Saigon]

Or is there a reason that some conservatives believe they are intellectually superior?

Also every day on this board, there are liberals who claim to be intellectually superior to conservatives.

Come on. You're really going to claim you don't see that?

It's not the "side". Political partisan ideologues on both ends behave that way. A key pathology of partisan ideologues is their need to convince themselves that anyone who dares to disagree with them is "dumb". That allows them to remain comfy in their little ideological cocoon, the little world they have created for themselves.

This is silly.

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How many threads on the first five pages of this board refer to 'Stupid conservatives' or similar?

By my count, it's about ten to one, and the ratio of 'liberalism is a mental disorder'- type comments even more unbalanced.

I think that says a lot.

 

[Saigon]

Word on the street is liberals are stupid for supporting obamacare by those who helped to create obamacare.

You forgot a couple of words. Without them, what you said makes no sense.

Makes no difference because I am smarter than you. That is a fact.

Coming from a person who was claiming last week that Hitler was left wing, I think that is extremely unlikely.

 

[Truman123]

There are some smart conservatives, but they are few and far between. I'm surprised when I come across one, and I'm sure they know who they are.


The company they keep must embarrass them. The knuckle-draggers will never notice.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Word on the street is liberals are stupid for supporting obamacare by those who helped to create obamacare.

You forgot a couple of words. Without them, what you said makes no sense.

Makes no difference because I am smarter than you. That is a fact.

Coming from a person who was claiming last week that Hitler was left wing, I think that is extremely unlikely.

hitler was left winger but careful how you show thanks everybody can see it you partisan hack.

 

[Mac1958]

Or is there a reason that some conservatives believe they are intellectually superior?

Also every day on this board, there are liberals who claim to be intellectually superior to conservatives.

Come on. You're really going to claim you don't see that?

It's not the "side". Political partisan ideologues on both ends behave that way. A key pathology of partisan ideologues is their need to convince themselves that anyone who dares to disagree with them is "dumb". That allows them to remain comfy in their little ideological cocoon, the little world they have created for themselves.

This is silly.

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How many threads on the first five pages of this board refer to 'Stupid conservatives' or similar?

By my count, it's about ten to one, and the ratio of 'liberalism is a mental disorder'- type comments even more unbalanced.

I think that says a lot.

There is a non-stop flood of behavior on this from both sides.

A partisan ideologue will not notice that. Somehow.

But then again, the perceptions of partisan ideologues are usually skewed.

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[Saigon]

most cons don't want to destroy America. Most libs do.

I don't believe any intelligent, or even literate, adult would say such a thing.

It's a Catch 22 - the more intelligent you insist you are, the less likely that seems.

 

[Saigon]

hitler was left winger but careful how you show thanks everybody can see it you partisan hack.

Unfortunately, every history book and dictionary for the past 50 years ago suggests otherwise, and with good reason. I'd be more than happy to provide citations for you.

You cannot claim to be intelligent and not know left wing from right, dude.

 

[Wildman]

When liberals have to LIE to trick their own base into supporting their policies, well there you have it.

You clearly don't know what the term Liberal means and you clearly haven't visited websites of fact checkers. Last election Republicans stated, "We won't let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers" after being found full of lies just like Fox News is currently today.

Liberal = lying America hating Chinese communist loving socialist puke. Glad I could clear that up for you.

lib·er·al
ˈlib(ə)rəl/tolerant, unprejudiced, unbigoted, broad-minded, open-minded, enlightened;More
permissive, free, free and easy, easygoing, libertarian, indulgent, lenient
"the values of a liberal society"

antonyms:

narrow-minded, bigoted

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

• (in a political context) favoring maximum individual liberty in political and social reform.
  "a liberal democratic state"
  

  synonyms:

  progressive, advanced, modern, forward-looking, forward-thinking, progressivist, enlightened, reformist, radical "a liberal social agenda"

  [TBODY] [/TBODY]

  antonyms:

  reactionary, conservative

  [TBODY] [/TBODY]

• of or characteristic of Liberals or a Liberal Party.
  adjective: Liberal

• (in the UK) of or relating to the Liberal Democrat Party.
  adjective: Liberal
  "the Liberal leader"

• Theology
  regarding many traditional beliefs as dispensable, invalidated by modern thought, or liable to change.

• 2.
  (of education) concerned mainly with broadening a person's general knowledge and experience, rather than with technical or professional training.
  

  synonyms:

  wide-ranging, broad-based, general

  [TBODY] [/TBODY]

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when you have to rely on a googel [sic] dictionary to find definitions that describe yourself and your lying party, you have lost your side of the argument, nowhere in the spelling of Conservative can you find a lie.., BUT!! in the spelling of LIEberal, there is no escaping the fact that liberal can NOT be spelled without a "LIbE"

none of those dictionary definitions fit todays LIEberals..., 100 years or so ago, but NOT today !!!

 

[Mac1958]

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And here we go again.

"You're dumb".

"No, YOU'RE dumb".

Like clockwork, both sides.

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[bigrebnc1775]

hitler was left winger but careful how you show thanks everybody can see it you partisan hack.

Unfortunately, every history book and dictionary for the past 50 years ago suggests otherwise, and with good reason. I'd be more than happy to provide citations for you.

You cannot claim to be intelligent and not know left wing from right, dude.

I most certainly can claim I am smarter than any liberal who say they support obama and his policies. That is a fact.
And what history book are you getting your opinion fed from?

 

[bigrebnc1775]

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And here we go again.

"You're dumb".

"No, YOU'RE dumb".

Like clockwork, both sides.

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People regardless of their education are stupid if they support failure. Sorry but it's true.

 

[peach174]

Every day on this board we seem to have threads about 'how stupid are libs?', 'dimbocrats', 'typical liberal stupidity'....you know the drill.

The strange thing is, I don't see a lot of posts claiming the opposite. Some comments, sure, but I think most people will agree that there are far, far more posts labelling liberalism as being in some way stupid, a mental illness etc than there are posts about conservatism claiming the same superiority.

I don't get this at all - I see no link between political views and intelligence. I've met some brilliant socialists, a couple of brilliant fascists, and everything in between. I have met enough painfully stupid liberals and painfully stupid conservatives that I don't think either side are in too great a position to start claiming a monopoly on smarts.

Isn't claiming 'liberalism is a mental illness' the kind of Catch 22 comment that only an intellectual dwarf could assume?

Or is there a reason that some conservatives believe they are intellectually superior?

the proof is the idiotic and harmful policies libs support- yes they are dumber; much more so.

^Like healthcare, housing, food and things like that?

huh? Conservatives don't support that?

We are discussing USA politics, not Capitalism. NO, Cons today don't believe in "entitlements" such as food/shelter/education/health. They OPENLY want to cut/end these programs.

The U.S.A. is based on Capitalism and the free market system, dum dum. It is what has made America the richest nation in the world. China is the 2nd richest and that is because they changed and used capitalism.

Cons do want to help the poor and they want the U.S. to be in the top 3 in the world of education again with the goal of being number 1.
Cons want to do assistance programs differently in ways that work and actually get people out of poverty. Not Lib polices that keep them in poverty.

 

[Wildman]

most cons don't want to destroy America. Most libs do.

That's so entirely retarded.

I don't know any libs who want to destroy America.

most cons don't want to destroy America. Most libs do.

That's so entirely retarded.

I don't know any libs who want to destroy America.

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that is amazing ! where have you been hiding ? oooooooooh ! i get it now, the fact is you just do not know a true blue liberfuck, there are quite a few here on this forum, try to get to know a few, i could recommend some, but they stand out like a car on fire in a crowded parking lot at a night time football game. ..............

 

[Esmeralda]

most cons don't want to destroy America. Most libs do.

That's so entirely retarded.

I don't know any libs who want to destroy America.

most cons don't want to destroy America. Most libs do.

That's so entirely retarded.

I don't know any libs who want to destroy America.

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that is amazing ! where have you been hiding ? oooooooooh ! i get it now, the fact is you just do not know a true blue liberfuck, there are quite a few here on this forum, try to get to know a few, i could recommend some, but they stand out like a car on fire in a crowded parking lot at a night time football game. ..............

This is funny. This post makes the argument of the OP.

 

[Wildman]

Or is there a reason that some conservatives believe they are intellectually superior?

Also every day on this board, there are liberals who claim to be intellectually superior to conservatives.

Come on. You're really going to claim you don't see that?

It's not the "side". Political partisan ideologues on both ends behave that way. A key pathology of partisan ideologues is their need to convince themselves that anyone who dares to disagree with them is "dumb". That allows them to remain comfy in their little ideological cocoon, the little world they have created for themselves.

This is silly.

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No. Every day you see liberals ( like me) telling specific conservatives here that they are intellectually inferior. This is based on their comments here. That is not the same thing at all. The OP makes a valid point. There are conservatives here who think that they are smarter than every living liberal.

I do not think you are dumb. You and I disagree on many things. Does that mean that I am not a partisan ideologue or does it mean that your take on this question is inaccurate?

There are many conservatives who are very bright. Even a few posting at the USMB.

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thank you for that recognition, i will continue to do my best to live up to that fine reputation you have bestowed upon me !!