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Republicans have higher IQ than Democrats, study finds
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M Winther
2014-06-14 12:01:42 UTC
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Republicans have higher IQ than Democrats, study finds:

"Research has consistently shown that intelligence is positively
correlated with socially liberal beliefs and negatively correlated with
religious beliefs. This should lead one to expect that Republicans are
less intelligent than Democrats. However, I find that individuals who
identify as Republican have slightly higher verbal intelligence than
those who identify as Democrat (2-5 IQ points), and that individuals who
supported the Republican Party in elections have slightly higher verbal
intelligence than those who supported the Democratic Party (2 IQ
points). I reconcile these findings with the previous literature by
showing that verbal intelligence is correlated with both socially and
economically liberal beliefs (? = .10-.32). My findings suggest that
higher intelligence among classically liberal Republicans compensates
for lower intelligence among socially conservative Republicans."
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289614000373

MW.
Australian Labor Deceit
2014-06-15 22:31:11 UTC
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In Australia, leftists have distinct fascist tendencies:
- locking up kids
- disregard for people drowning
- web snooping
- universal Id card(e-health, this time)
- taxing cigarettes

At the same time, they share the corrupt behaviour of fascists:
- criminal behaviour
- lack of accountability
- bypassing or ignoring justice
- abuse of parliaentary privilege
- targeting whistleblowers
- hurting their own constituency
Post by M Winther
"Research has consistently shown that intelligence is positively
correlated with socially liberal beliefs and negatively correlated with
religious beliefs. This should lead one to expect that Republicans are
less intelligent than Democrats. However, I find that individuals who
identify as Republican have slightly higher verbal intelligence than
those who identify as Democrat (2-5 IQ points), and that individuals who
supported the Republican Party in elections have slightly higher verbal
intelligence than those who supported the Democratic Party (2 IQ
points). I reconcile these findings with the previous literature by
showing that verbal intelligence is correlated with both socially and
economically liberal beliefs (? = .10-.32). My findings suggest that
higher intelligence among classically liberal Republicans compensates
for lower intelligence among socially conservative Republicans."
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289614000373
MW.
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Who is the preferred PM?
http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/5625-preferred-leader-l-np-alp-june-2014-201406060420

Why we kicked out the ALP:
http://nicholsoncartoons.com.au/labor-eyes-super-system-to-fund-budget-surplus-business.html

Bill Shorten, "Oh, yeah, I believe him"
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/alp-must-clear-the-air-on-links-to-union/story-fni0ffxg-1226831907309

Australian Liar Party:
"There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead"

"Well certainly what we rejected is this hysterical allegation that
somehow we are moving towards a carbon tax from the Liberals in their
advertising. We certainly reject that"

Labor's speechwriter...
On Gillard:
"She has not much except a kindergarten sandpit response to things"
"One thing is sure - there will be no Gillard era. This is not a 20-year
stretch. Civilised people's hands are already over their faces every
time she speaks. That cannot last. She has no power, no influence, no
friends, no learning. There's not much there"

Latham (after she touched his chest in an interview):
"The physicality of it was all on her side. I’m a happily married man
and this sort of stuff I found a little bit out of the ordinary".

Labornomics:
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Labor's (overcrowded) sweat shops:
http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/centrelink-workers-timed-on-the-toilet/story-e6frfm9r-1226128924769


Because of Labor:
* Australia is currently paying $1 billion a month in interest;
* Australia would have the fastest growth in *spending* and 3rd fastest
growth in net *debt* of 17 countries profiled by the IMF;
* As a result, without action, Australia’s gross debt would rise to $667
billion, with an interest bill of nearly $3 billion a month

The ALP 'achievements':
1. Six hundred thousand more unemployed
2. Three fewer car manufacturers (3 minus 3 equals zero)
3. A decimated aluminium industry
4. Doubled electricity costs
5. Quarter of a million immigrants without *any* new infrasructure
6. Fourteen thousand plus pages of legislation.
7. Thousands of words of abuse
8. Four deceased apprentices
9. One thousand two hundred drowned asylum seekers
10. A handbag with an affinity for small Asian women
11. A world's greatest treasurer
12. Three huge promises (Gonski, NDIS and health)
13. Cancellation of half of the "$500b investment pipeline"
14. Another stolen generation of Aboriginal kids
15. 1,000 asylum seeker kids in detention
16. 50,000 unwanted, unqualified visa cheats.
17. Two fraud artists - an MP and an ALP national president
18. One paedophile. One convicted, that is.
19. A prime suspect for rape.
Speaking of which:
20. Several seemingly endless investigations
21. A AAA-rated slush fund manager
22. Half a trillion dollars of debt

The ALP's war on money:
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Who squandered the mining boom?
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The ALP's war on Australia:
http://www.menzieshouse.com.au/?p=4905

The ALP's preference to Gillard...


Labor's legacy:
http://www.laborsmess.com.au/
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-16/boat-arrivals-by-year-graph/4694210

"Don't write crap. Can't be that hard. And when you have written
complete crap, then I think you should correct it" - Julia Gillard
http://tinyurl.com/Gillard4Sale

"Socialism or Communism; the first is suicide, the second murder. In the
end you have a dead body either way" - Ayn Rand

#auspol #ausdebate
Snow_Flower
2014-06-17 22:57:46 UTC
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Post by M Winther
"Research has consistently shown that intelligence is positively
correlated with socially liberal beliefs and negatively correlated with
religious beliefs. This should lead one to expect that Republicans are
less intelligent than Democrats. However, I find that individuals who
identify as Republican have slightly higher verbal intelligence than
those who identify as Democrat (2-5 IQ points), and that individuals who
supported the Republican Party in elections have slightly higher verbal
intelligence than those who supported the Democratic Party (2 IQ
points). I reconcile these findings with the previous literature by
showing that verbal intelligence is correlated with both socially and
economically liberal beliefs (? = .10-.32). My findings suggest that
higher intelligence among classically liberal Republicans compensates
for lower intelligence among socially conservative Republicans."
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289614000373
What is this "verbal intelligence" thing?
Is it a posh way of saying "a measure of the ability to spout bull shit
on demand?"
RichTrasky
2014-06-18 04:08:10 UTC
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Post by M Winther
"Research has consistently shown that intelligence is positively
correlated with socially liberal beliefs and negatively correlated with
religious beliefs. This should lead one to expect that Republicans are
less intelligent than Democrats. However, I find that individuals who
identify as Republican have slightly higher verbal intelligence than
those who identify as Democrat (2-5 IQ points), and that individuals who
supported the Republican Party in elections have slightly higher verbal
intelligence than those who supported the Democratic Party (2 IQ
points). I reconcile these findings with the previous literature by
showing that verbal intelligence is correlated with both socially and
economically liberal beliefs (? = .10-.32). My findings suggest that
higher intelligence among classically liberal Republicans compensates
for lower intelligence among socially conservative Republicans."
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289614000373
MW.
Joyce Demartine
2022-10-03 17:36:36 UTC
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Post by M Winther
"Research has consistently shown that intelligence is positively
correlated with socially liberal beliefs and negatively correlated with
religious beliefs. This should lead one to expect that Republicans are
less intelligent than Democrats. However, I find that individuals who
identify as Republican have slightly higher verbal intelligence than
those who identify as Democrat (2-5 IQ points), and that individuals who
supported the Republican Party in elections have slightly higher verbal
intelligence than those who supported the Democratic Party (2 IQ
points). I reconcile these findings with the previous literature by
showing that verbal intelligence is correlated with both socially and
economically liberal beliefs (? = .10-.32). My findings suggest that
higher intelligence among classically liberal Republicans compensates
for lower intelligence among socially conservative Republicans."
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289614000373
MW.
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