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SheilaT

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8. At the risk of over-generalizing,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:42 AM

Jul 2012

I think an important difference is that Liberals are, for the most part, willing to think things through, not to accept what they're told on simple authority. They tend to be comfortable dealing with ideas.

Conservatives, I've observed, want to be given rules to follow, and are very uncomfortable with any kind of ambiguity.

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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