In terms of policy, it probably does not; in terms of demographics, it definitely does.
Joel Send a noteboard - 13/02/2012 02:52:23 AM
As long as there is a link, does it matter if the chicken or egg came first?
If a majority of idiots are conservative, that says much about idiots, but little of conservatives. If there are for more conservatives than idiots, it only tells us stupid people will probably tip the balance when liberals and conservatives are near equilibrium, not that conservatives as whole tend to be stupid.
Think of it as a Venn diagram like any large demographic within a much larger general population. A majority of women are Democrats, but if that makes all Democrats women why has every Democratic president been male? A majority of white Protestant males are Republicans, but Clarence Thomas is a black Catholic.
In terms of policies, one reliant on "the stupid demographic" to win is probably unwise, or a majority of intelligent people would not support an opposing one. However, that does not make the policy itself, or most of its supporters, stupid. It just means the policys overall popularity depends on disproportionate support from stupid people IN ADDITION to intelligent supporters. The latter still number in the tens of millions; they are just less numerous than the other policys intelligent supporters.
So IF (a big "if" at present) other studies corroborate this general one, it would be a good argument against conservative policy. It would mean stupidity encourages conservatism, whose electoral success relies on that. It would NOT mean conservatism denotes stupidity, because a host of other unrelated things ALSO encourage conservatism, and a host of intelligent conservatives respond to those other factors.
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Intelligence Study Links Low I.Q. To Prejudice, Racism, Conservatism
03/02/2012 08:58:00 PM
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I think ...
03/02/2012 09:28:02 PM
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That is a logical and reasonable assessment.
04/02/2012 08:59:59 PM
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Pretty sure hes saying liberals are pedophiles and I for one am not at all suprised! *NM*
04/02/2012 09:23:58 PM
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note: "social conservatives", not "fiscal conservatives"
03/02/2012 09:37:18 PM
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I've wondered:
03/02/2012 09:55:14 PM
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It bothers the living fuck out of me
03/02/2012 10:59:01 PM
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Just wait ten years
03/02/2012 11:21:25 PM
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Oh, I still vote Republican.
04/02/2012 01:49:43 AM
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Re: Oh, I still vote Republican.
04/02/2012 01:15:10 PM
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Actually, I could be an enthusiastic Democrat on principle, if any elected Dems would join me.
05/02/2012 01:49:48 AM
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Re: Just wait ten years
04/02/2012 05:16:16 AM
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Primary voting age is pretty high for both parties compared to general election, GOP a bit higher
04/02/2012 12:22:44 PM
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The two tend to go together, though it is far from a hard and fast rule.
04/02/2012 11:50:03 PM
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By referencing it…
03/02/2012 10:50:59 PM
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That's an odd idea.
03/02/2012 11:10:31 PM
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Not really; again, I took no position, just thought it might prompt some entertaining conversation.
05/02/2012 12:02:44 AM
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Tempting...
03/02/2012 11:17:43 PM
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I expected no less.
05/02/2012 12:25:14 AM
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Well, racists are dumb. What's to discuss?
04/02/2012 01:23:27 AM
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I think that generally agreed, though we need a study PROVING what we already know.
05/02/2012 12:41:26 AM
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Proving is something you do in maths, not science.
05/02/2012 09:05:30 AM
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So the Moon might still be made of green cheese?
05/02/2012 10:20:57 AM
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Yes. It is not very likely, though, since no measurement we have done so far indicates that it is so
05/02/2012 02:28:18 PM
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Well, that last part will make sure this gets ugly....
04/02/2012 02:05:11 AM
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Do you not think it's true then?
04/02/2012 07:32:13 AM
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Not in my experience.
04/02/2012 04:17:01 PM
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Granted, you do move in different circles than I (or Jens, for that matter.)
04/02/2012 10:24:52 PM
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As a few others have noted, it is important to preserve the causality chain.
05/02/2012 02:35:02 AM
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I dont see that it matters.
13/02/2012 01:40:45 AM
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In terms of policy, it probably does not; in terms of demographics, it definitely does.
13/02/2012 02:52:23 AM
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this sort of "science" is so easily and often slanted it doesn't really merit arguement
04/02/2012 04:23:14 AM
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Bah, you sound like a liberal arguing against lower black IQ test scores. *NM*
04/02/2012 07:00:43 AM
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Well, I will certainly agree anyone with half a brain can see through Fox "News."
05/02/2012 01:37:35 AM
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