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Populist_Prole

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5. Wanna know what frustration is?

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:00 AM

Jul 2012

How about having a conservative friend with a very high IQ? His arguments are trite and lame; pretty much MSM talking points. Civic-ally unaware and unread by choice, yet he believes he always has the correct take on things because he has a 160+ IQ. So what we have here is an ignorant jackass that is good at solving brain teasers and complicated math problems in his head.

Point being? Being conservative requires irrational stubbornness and willing ignorance. What a waste.

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"Why Liberals Are More Intelligent Than Conservatives" [View all] applegrove Jul 2012 OP

I've always thought that conservatives are evolutionary throwbacks Speck Tater Jul 2012 #1

Also explains why their reptilian brains are more easily appealed to. applegrove Jul 2012 #2

The real question is... Speck Tater Jul 2012 #3

Liberalism is novel according to this OP. Liberalism in action concerns itself with new ideas. So applegrove Jul 2012 #7

Because if Conservatives were smarter... They'd be Liberals MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #4

Wanna know what frustration is? Populist_Prole Jul 2012 #5

Your friend is intelligent, but lacks wisdom. Brigid Jul 2012 #6

same here oldhippydude Jul 2012 #11

At the risk of over-generalizing, SheilaT Jul 2012 #8

We like to read? Rex Jul 2012 #9

Yes. Absolutely. And our reading puts us into the brains & lives of other people so our empathy is applegrove Jul 2012 #10