Conservatism Linked to Lower IQ and Racism in Peer Reviewed Study

[Der Eisbär]

Posted on Psychological Science, A Journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

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In an analysis of two large-scale, nationally representative United Kingdom data sets (N = 15,874), we found that lower general intelligence (g) in childhood predicts greater racism in adulthood, and this effect was largely mediated via conservative ideology

To many of us this is no surprise. It seems every politician and private citizen we know that is completely ignorant or in denial of very real scientific facts find themselves on the right.

To the rest of you, especially conservatives, what do you have to say about this? Are there any broader implications to be made from it?

What was hilarious to me and extremely ironic is that when I posted an article from psychology today that was citing this study to talk about the issue; several very dim right wingers I know came in commenting that the entire thing was complete bullshit because there was a reference to the huffington post in the article.

Now this was really bizarre, they started saying/thinking that the study was done by the huffington post simply because this article by psychology today made a reference to the paper.

I had to repeat over and over in plain language that the study was done by a peer reviewed psychological research journal, the gold standard in scientific evidence. Obviously this was stupid on my part, not realizing that stupid people have no fucking idea what a peer reviewed research journal even is and those words mean nothing to them.

 

[funcrusher2007]

Crickets.... Surprised the right wingers haven't gone apeshit here yet.

 

[Satanical Eve]

Crickets.... Surprised the right wingers haven't gone apeshit here yet.

My take is they will refute it as being a liberally biased study

 

[TheComebackKid]

Studies like this are silly because it all depends on how you define and measure things like 'prejudice' and 'racism'.

For example, if you are the type that believes that wanting to secure the border is racist and prejudice then yeah conservatives will look bad. But if you are the type that believes the concept of "white privilege" and "black lives matter" is racist and prejudice then liberals will look bad.

This is nothing more than one side reinforcing their own preconceived notions. Nothing to see here.

 

[7437]

Studies like this are silly because it all depends on how you define and measure things like 'prejudice' and 'racism'.

For example, if you are the type that believes that wanting to secure the border is racist and prejudice then yeah conservatives will look bad. But if you are the type that believes the concept of "white privilege" and "black lives matter" is racist and prejudice then liberals will look bad.

This is nothing more than one side reinforcing their own preconceived notions. Nothing to see here.

You think there is a libk between low IQ and wanting to secure the border? I agree

 

[TheComebackKid]

You think there is a libk between low IQ and wanting to secure the border? I agree

I don't think that but I would be curious to hear why you do...

 

[ehtheist]

Oh, so it's cool to talk about the IQ of identifiable groups now? Cool. Turns out that black people tend to have much lower IQ's than white people.

http://library.flawlesslogic.com/iq.htm

Now, the big question is... How much of the rhetoric that is about to be applied to conservatives can be applied black people? This should be a fun game - I shall check back on it in the morning.

 

[lil billy]

Seems like a slippery slope for a liberal to be so accepting of IQ as a measure of intelligence all of a sudden.

 

[Abezal]

Oh, so it's cool to talk about the IQ of identifiable groups now? Cool. Turns out that black people tend to have much lower IQ's than white people.

http://library.flawlesslogic.com/iq.htm

Now, the big question is... How many of the conclusions that are about to be applied to conservatives can be applied black people? This should be a fun game - I shall check back on it in the morning.

lol awesome but nothing new.

Also some one explain the stupidity of leftists and their refusal to acknowledge a fact because they offend someone.

 

[RetiredSlave]

Of all the knowledge there is to know we all know nothing. Thats all I know for sure other than whats in front of my face.

 

[Bald1]

So most of us, who are in the middle of the left/right spectrum are dumb?

Stdy rite, we haff tupidd.

I tend to think the biggest idiots are those who seek justifications for their confirmation bias.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

This information has been known for years

 

[Rhood]

If anyone starts a sentence with "According to the Bible/Quran/Pope/Mormons/Prophecy", it should be a dead giveaway that they have low IQ.

 

[Bald1]

This information has been known for years

So you have no views that would traditionally fall on the right side of the spectrum? I know you're a sarcastic fucker like me, but one who thinks for himself as well. "Studies"like this are pure antagonistic trash, have no benefits, are ment to be divisive, and dumb down thinking.

 

[Shaungotti]

Seems obvious to me. In my experience, the most conservative people I've come across are often generally dim witted.

Having said that, I am liberal minded by any traditional definition yet at the moment most liberals would consider me conservative.

So I don't know what that makes me. I guess I'm getting dumber. Lol

 

[Corin7hian]

Oh, so it's cool to talk about the IQ of identifiable groups now? Cool. Turns out that black people tend to have much lower IQ's than white people.

http://library.flawlesslogic.com/iq.htm

Now, the big question is... How much of the rhetoric that is about to be applied to conservatives can be applied black people? This should be a fun game - I shall check back on it in the morning.

You're hilarious! ROFL!

 

[Der Eisbär]

Oh, so it's cool to talk about the IQ of identifiable groups now? Cool. Turns out that black people tend to have much lower IQ's than white people.

http://library.flawlesslogic.com/iq.htm

Now, the big question is... How much of the rhetoric that is about to be applied to conservatives can be applied black people? This should be a fun game - I shall check back on it in the morning.

Interesting you should bring this information up when you consider that:
IQ can be increased or decreased based on a number of variables such as education, access to clean drinking water and quality food and so on. And that because black people are a marginalized people with much higher rates of poverty that would be reflected in their general IQ.

That real factual narrative I just described above is much different than the false one you tried pushing in the above quoted that is trying to establish that black people are genetically dumber than white people. Your loose understanding of IQ was your undoing here.

 

[Throttlehead]

Oh, so it's cool to talk about the IQ of identifiable groups now? Cool. Turns out that black people tend to have much lower IQ's than white people.

http://library.flawlesslogic.com/iq.htm

Now, the big question is... How much of the rhetoric that is about to be applied to conservatives can be applied black people? This should be a fun game - I shall check back on it in the morning.

Well if you say blacks have a lower IQ and they overwhelmingly support the Democratic party, then what does it say when Republican's IQ's are lower than Democrats. Must be some really stupid white boys.

These studies are bogus, but fun playing with you since you seem to be taking it serious.

 

[Der Eisbär]

Studies like this are silly because it all depends on how you define and measure things like 'prejudice' and 'racism'.

For example, if you are the type that believes that wanting to secure the border is racist and prejudice then yeah conservatives will look bad. But if you are the type that believes the concept of "white privilege" and "black lives matter" is racist and prejudice then liberals will look bad.

This is nothing more than one side reinforcing their own preconceived notions. Nothing to see here.

Yes ComebackKid, psychological research journals are trying to push a political narrative.

Do you see the irony here?

 

[TheComebackKid]

Yes ComebackKid, psychological research journals are trying to push a political narrative.

Do you see the irony here?

I didn't say anything about politics. Do you see the assumptions and lack of attention to detail here?

It's not about politics...it's about worldview and personal values that lead to biased studies like these.