Conservatism and cognitive ability are negatively correlated

Originally Posted by Illegal Smile

How can libruls be smarter than conservatives when we know low IQ correlates with factors associated with the librul base. Characteristics that correlate with low IQ include - low education, low income, unwed pregnancy, drug use, criminal records and yes, being black. Now I ask you - does that sound like a bunch of conservatives to you? LOL

the logical falacies here are near endless. There are no "factors associated with the liberal base" as you attempt to assert. Liberals tend to be more educated, in fact 2.5 grade levels, than conservatives but the correlation is unproven, do liberals become more educated or do the more educated tend to become liberal. Income is a function of education however I have yet to find any statistical demonstration of conservative vs liberal income. Criminal records? So do criminals become liberals or do liberals gravitate toward crime? - and "being black"? are you attempting to show that black people are less intelligent than whites?

Originally Posted by UncleBuck

i believe you're making up stereotypes in your mind. my guess is that you did this to help stem insecurities about your own lack of intelligence.

Yeah, I am really insecure about my lack of intelligence. It makes my palms sweat to engage in debate with self-professed progressives. Modern Liberalism's many accomplishments, like the war on poverty that ended with the unconditional surrender of poverty, are just intimidating. Personally, I prefer classical liberalism; that was a time before "liberal" became a dirty word and had to be changed to "progressive" as a self descriptor.

Originally Posted by desert dude

Yeah, I am really insecure about my lack of intelligence. It makes my palms sweat to engage in debate with self-professed progressives. Modern Liberalism's many accomplishments, like the war on poverty that ended with the unconditional surrender of poverty, are just intimidating. Personally, I prefer classical liberalism; that was a time before "liberal" became a dirty word and had to be changed to "progressive" as a self descriptor.

So how is classical liberalism compatible with supporting colonialism?

Originally Posted by abandonconflict

So how is classical liberalism compatible with supporting colonialism?

Who says I support colonialism? Do you wish for a world before colonialism, you know, circa 600 AD?

Actually, when you think about it, there has NEVER been a world without colonialism.

Originally Posted by desert dude

Who says I support colonialism? Do you wish for a world before colonialism, you know, circa 600 AD?

The heyday of classical liberalism was contemporaneous with a very colonial Europe. In another thread, you praised Cecil Rhodes for the prosperity that was undone when an indigenous leader arose. This was in a thread speculating that slavery had a positive effect so speculation was called for. Thanks for African prosperity Cecil Rhodes, I'm sure Africa loves the lasting effects.

what if...

If my aunt had balls...she would be my uncle.

Should we have picked our own damn cotton?

^^this is a link, not my words

Originally Posted by abandonconflict

The heyday of classical liberalism was contemporaneous with a very colonial Europe. In another thread, you praised Cecil Rhodes for the prosperity that was undone when an indigenous leader arose. This was in a thread speculating that slavery had a positive effect so speculation was called for. Thanks for African prosperity Cecil Rhodes, I'm sure Africa loves the lasting effects.

what if...

If my aunt had balls...she would be my uncle.

Should we have picked our own damn cotton?

^^this is a link, not my words

Surely, you don't expect me to stick to the topic of the thread? In the "Trayvon" thread yesterday, people were trading recipes and diet tips.

Originally Posted by desert dude

Surely, you don't expect me to stick to the topic of the thread? In the "Trayvon" thread yesterday, people were trading recipes and diet tips.

All I have come to expect from you is a worthy debate challenge, and a little casual racism from time to time.