Genetic variations help explain the link between cognitive ability and liberalism
Genetic variations help explain the link between cognitive ability and liberalism
Recent research has found that both IQ and genetic markers can predict political leanings towards liberalism and lower authoritarianism, suggesting our political views may be partly wired in our DNA.
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Well, no shit, the entire strategy of conservativism at any point in history has been to prey on the dumbest demographic of humans and form them into a support base.
There are two kinds of conservatives 1) idiots 2) Grifters who prey on the idiots
Except conservative Republicans led the abolition of slavery. The parties have flipped over time.
EDIT: republicans of the time were progressive. Democrats were conservatives “preying on the dumbest”.
Those were progressive Republicans. The party Lincoln started was progressive at the time.
The current Republican party is conservative, but that wasn't always the case.
Yup this is true. Democrats were conservative at the time.
I wish everyone treated that as a matter of fact like you all did.
The Republican party was not a conservative party then. That was the "flip" you're referencing.
Ur right. Democrats were conservative at the time.
Sure, and even now establishment Democrats are also quite conservative. Biden is just a Republican from 20-30 years ago. The main difference is he plays on the "enlightened centrist" type of idiot, rather than the religious/white nationalist flavor.
The party title doesn't mean so much as the actual policy and political philosophy.
Yeah. Too many party loyalists regardless of policy. Their party can do no wrong.
That's a neato fact! That's probably why the comment you're replying to didn't mention any transient party names, just conservatism.
It is! Glad you found it interesting. Party loyalists are dangerous to democracy.
Yeah they didn’t say parties thus my edit
Right, so "the conservative republicans led the abolition of slavery" is wrong. The progressive republicans did that. That does nothing to refute the point you're replying to, which only mentioned conservatives and progressives, not republicans and democrats.
thus my edit
The entire tangent into dems vs repubs is still unnecessary, but I do appreciate your edit.
fair. it was pre-emptive because i worry some people hear liberal and think democrat instead of just liberal
Got that half right. Abolition is never conservative, people. By definition.