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lunatica

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5. It does tell us a lot because we have a much higher emotional intelligence

Reply to FiveGoodMen (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 4, 2019, 10:27 AM

Sep 2019

We can think outside the me, mine and myself trap. But first we have to accept them for what they are or we’ll never learn to deal with them. By accept I mean accept facts for what they are. Stop wasting our time believing they care about anything outside their very narrow abilities, or trying to convince them of anything. They’ve made up their minds so facts just confuse them.

Then we can make choices and decisions we know are right. It’s not all that hard.

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Right-wingers have lower emotional intelligence, study finds [View all] superpatriotman Sep 2019 OP

SURPRISE!!!! LuckyCharms Sep 2019 #1

Republicans are primate beings just barely above jackals and road kill scavengers olegramps Sep 2019 #23

They are incompletely evolved, with much more prominent reptile-brain characteristics ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #2

Excellent jayschool2013 Sep 2019 #9

Exactly ... those are part of the 'mine' in my description ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #24

Yup. This is why they're able to feel empathy John Fante Sep 2019 #28

I have a right wing friend ... aggiesal Sep 2019 #16

Which doesn't tell us what we can do about it. FiveGoodMen Sep 2019 #3

It does tell us a lot because we have a much higher emotional intelligence lunatica Sep 2019 #5

This! superpatriotman Sep 2019 #14

Really, you think????? redstatebluegirl Sep 2019 #4

Seriously, I experienced this, being raised by right-wing parents. Coventina Sep 2019 #6

Translation: Right wingers never grew up meow2u3 Sep 2019 #7

Shining example of Scarsdale Sep 2019 #8

From the article: UpInArms Sep 2019 #10

This may explain some Beringia Sep 2019 #11

Replacement words for stupid to soften the blow? Brainfodder Sep 2019 #12

I Would Say they Have Lower General Intelligence dlk Sep 2019 #13

Kicked and bookmarked! smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #15

They're also born without the sarcasm and the irony genes. They never, EVER,"get it". BamaRefugee Sep 2019 #17

The comments about this article and study are quite fascinating. tymorial Sep 2019 #18

I mention personality differences quite often, but I emphatically Hortensis Sep 2019 #20

For a more apt substitution, why don't we try... ret5hd Sep 2019 #25

Vicious political bigotry from BOTH left and right is exactly what Putin Hortensis Sep 2019 #26

Nice bothsideisms you got there. John Fante Sep 2019 #29

Stop with the both sides... Joe941 Sep 2019 #30

That's an excellent suggestion The_jackalope Sep 2019 #31

Well, no true Scotsman would say that! ;) Newest Reality Sep 2019 #27

Haha. Done -- filed in my "no shit Sherlock" KPN Sep 2019 #19

The right wing holds to the YOYO philosophy: You're On Your Own. elocs Sep 2019 #21

exactly. barbtries Sep 2019 #22

Another pointless study... lame54 Sep 2019 #32