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Originally Posted by danielj72
It did not take long for someone to repeat this often cited liberal dogma that liberals are either more intelligent or more educated than conservatives. What utter hogwash,
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No, not hogwash. It is backed up by verifiable data.
From
this article:
Analyses of large representative samples, from both the United States and the United Kingdom, confirm this prediction. In both countries, more intelligent children are more likely to grow up to be liberals than less intelligent children. For example, among the American sample, those who identify themselves as “very liberal” in early adulthood have a mean childhood IQ of 106.4, whereas those who identify themselves as “very conservative” in early adulthood have a mean childhood IQ of 94.8.
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conservatives are the people in this nation who actually create and build things.
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If this were true, then why are some of the largest, most innovative and successful companies in the U.S, Liberal? Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, etc etc?
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Liberals tend to be led by emotion and wear thier hearts on thier sleeves, not exactly a sign of superior intelligence lol.
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... and those using stereotypes and speculation to make a point, rather than verifiable facts, could be a sign of
their inferior intelligence.
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The better question to ask is how have they pulled this off? Clearly it is a long term plot that has been wildly successful, how have they managed this?
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No plot. Just statistically higher IQs.
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Clearly America from the 1940s through the 1980s was very conservative and capitalistic, a fact that must have frustrated committed leftist.
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Genuine question- did you pay attention in history class in school?
1933-1945 Roosevelt
Democrat
1945-1953 Truman
Democrat
1953-1961 Eisenhower
Republican
1961-1963 Kennedy
Democrat
1963-1969 Johnson
Democrat
1969-1974 Nixon
Republican
1974-1977 Ford
Republican
1977-1981 Carter
Democrat
Therefore, between 1940 and 1980, the U.S had a Democrat as President for 24 years cumulatively, versus 16 under a Republican as a President.
I will concede that the remainder of the 1980s was under the control of a Republican President, so perhaps that is where you're getting confused?
As for being "conservative and capitalistic" from 1940 to 1980, again, no.
It was Roosevelt who originated many of the first large scale social welfare services back in the 1930s to combat the Great Depression, in addition to all of the public works projects of the era.
As for being a 'conservative' era- do you mean socially? While it could be argued that the 1940s and 1950s were comparatively socially conservative, the free love, anti war movement took hold in the 1960s.
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I would dare guess that it was during this era that liberal thinkers came up with a long term plan to change America by changing its youth. Colleges likely were considered the beat way to accomplish this feat. Somewhere, somehow this was plotted out.
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Yes, a whole bunch of Liberals sat around in a secret bunker and plotted a way to make a country already moving toward liberal ideologies, even more liberal
. You figured out their cunning plan!
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It is not logical that such a high percentage of professors are that liberal
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It is logical from the standpoint that those who lean left have higher IQs on average than those who are very conservative. It is also logical that people with higher IQs are more likely to be attracted to higher education and subsequent careers in universities. It really is that simple.
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and it is no coincidence that college attendance has been so heavily pushed and promoted during the years in which the liberal professors took full control.
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The same had occurred throughout the Western World. From the 1940s onwards, college enrollment per capita steadily increased, with particularly fast gains in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
That wasn't a liberal conspiracy. It has been a result of changing technologies, economy and attitudes. As technology advanced and more jobs became mechanized, it became less and less feasible that a person could get a job that could support a family comfortably on just a high school education. Globalization also played a role in this shift away from non skilled labor jobs with adequate wages.
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The same could be said for how the left dominates Hollywood, another means to brainwash youth. Of course artistic types have been eccentric for centuries but it really has been the last 25-30 years that they have become uber loonies.Again, possible long term plot? Was there a liberal leftist “Smoky room” where the communist, Marxist and hippie elite plotted out our world in the 60s, 70,s and 80s?
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Oh yeah, absolutely. That totally happened
Do you realize how troubled you sound here?
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Somehow they succeeded in changing a capitalist conservative nation into the mess it is today in just 30 years.
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No. See my posts above and start reading and researching a
lot more.
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No one can deny that America in say 1987 is radically different in its values to America 2018.
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I do not agree that it is radically different. Some changes between now and then have been for the better.
How do you feel it is different?
• Abortion was, and still is legal, although now, there are a lot
less abortions per capita than there were in the 1980s
• The Divorce rate now is
lower than it was in 1980 and 1990 and continuing to decline
• Over 70% of Americans support a solution that would allow DACA recipients to stay in the U.S and have a path to citizenship. In 1986, Ronald Reagan granted amnesty to almost 3 million illegal immigrants, while simultaneously increasing border security. Not all that different.
• Homosexuality was illegal in some states even in 1987. It is now legal, as is same sex marriage. That's a good thing.
•The amount of new reported cases per capita of HIV is about the same as 1987, and declining, following a high in the 1990s
•40% of people reported they attended church in a 1986 Gallup poll, compared to 36% in 2016 (a 4% decline, notable but not huge)
•The "war on drugs" began in the 1980s, due to increased usage. It remains a problem, but at least Marijuana is available for medicinal use in some states now, a trend likely to continue.
•Alcohol consumption is about the same now as it was in 1987
•Smoking rate is down by 8% since the 1980s and continuing to fall
•Gun control was a theme in the 1980s as well- in 1986, harsher penalties were imposed on those in possession of illegal or unregistered firearms. Bullets able to penetrate bullet proof vests were banned. The push toward schools being gun free zones started in the 1980s and penalties for violation became law in 1990.
Sure, technology was different in the 1980s, but overall it wasn't as different as you seem to think.
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Again how did these people do this if there was no plot to corrupt young adults in colleges and through Hollywood?
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Do
what exactly? What have
they done that's personally hurt you and affected your life?
And no, again, there is no plot.
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