How many of you who use terms like "leftist" / "libtard" have postgraduate degrees?

[boston09op]

Yeah, no.

Try doctors, scientists, engineers, teachers etc.

Overwhelmingly liberal. I'm not interested in your opinion. This can be verified not only by numerous studies, but any census report in America going back to the 1940's.

Really? I think you'll find most professionals outside of Oregon and the super libtard North West are Republicans through and through,

[Streetbull]

Just wondering.

Every major study that's ever been conducted shows an overwhelming relationship between high IQ scores, high academic achievment, and liberal political leanings. An inverse correlation with these traits can likewise be found for strong conservatism.

Contrary to this, the overall consensus on this forum seems to be that liberals are retards who have no grasp on logic, and that conservatives are the only ones with common sense.

It's easy to call people names whilst patting yourself on the back. Given the level of self-satisfaction some of you display, I'm interested in how this stacks up objectively, through real-world accomplishment.

Big government liberals are convinced that they can control society, that huge populations of intelligent beings can be regulated. They can't. So the drift is toward enforcement at gunpoint and why tyranny evolves out of Progressivism.

Ever wonder why big government liberals despise libertarians?

[SaviorSix]

Well done, OP. You should rename this thread #triggered

[MojoTheMonkey]

Liberals have more postgraduate degrees because in order to get an advanced degree you have to appease the liberal cuck masters and pledge allegiance to Marx or else through politics you will get washed out.

A degree by itself means absolutely nothing especially when cultural marxists have taken over the institutions by design so they are in a position to indoctrinate instead of going out and starting a real business like their sane peers.

[showtime2389]

In general terms , conservatives are considered more diverse in their knowledge and of course make more money. I believe science has done research on this. Liberals do earn degrees but the majority of them do not do anything with those degrees compared to their conservative peers. Most liberals work in academia or retail positions but their earning potential is small overall

[zakatak333]

lol @ valuing one's opinions based on one's education level

Some ignorant doctor: "everyone needs more pharmaceuticals and more insurance"

LOL!!!!


In fact, i would guess that people with postgraduate degrees are more likely to lean left because they are more likely to have jobs that depend on insurance, taxation, government laws creating industry, etc. and therefore don't value free market principles.

[Griffco]

I have an advanced degree.

I am conservative (mostly libertarian)

[Tip Top]

You're telling me that the guy/girl doing her PhD in women's studies is NOT smarter than the guy/girl that has a Bachelors in Finance/Engineering/math working for a fortune 50 company?!?!??

How can your level of education not solely determine how smart you are??!?!!


dis is a good troll thread though

lol @ thinking a degree in business correlates to intelligence

(M.S. and working on my Ph.D. in medical physics, libertarian checking in)

[veggie530]

I have a BSN and a B.S. in management, working on my MBA right now. I rarely use that terminology, though, because I try not to make decisions or build worldview based on left v. right ideology. But, assuredly, the thought "libtard" crosses my mind many times when I see SJW's and anti-constitution leftists blithering on about things without fact or reason.

lol @ thinking a degree in business correlates to intelligence

No degree really correlates with intelligence. If you have a Ph.D in chemistry, for example, yeah, you're really intelligent... but that doesn't mean you're socially intelligent or able to navigate geopolitical issues with the same mental agility.

[JUSA]

There have been studies which correlate liberal beliefs as having a higher IQ than conservatives. I question those who made the studies and they also always suppress the truth that Libertarians rate higher than either. Agendas and science don't really mix. Either way, I'm a Libertarian and have two undergraduate degrees and a Masters, so **** of libtard.

[Fiyero]

Strong source.

It's actually the opposite. Poor and stupid people lean liberal, rich and successful tend to be conservative.

I am richer and smarter than you.

I do have a postgraduate degree.

Trump 2016.

I'm not sure if you realize how stupid this post sounds. Reality disproves this claim quite easily.

[Tip Top]

No degree really correlates with intelligence. If you have a Ph.D in chemistry, for example, yeah, you're really intelligent... but that doesn't mean you're socially intelligent or able to navigate geopolitical issues with the same mental agility.

meh, there are intelligent people with art degrees and dumb people with chemistry degrees, sure. But overall I think you'll find a strong correlation with intelligence in the hard sciences/mathematics/engineering as opposed to business/social work/arts

that said, financial success =/= intelligence. so this argument that the rich are smarter is moot.

[veggie530]

meh, there are intelligent people with art degrees and dumb people with chemistry degrees, sure. But overall I think you'll find a strong correlation with intelligence in the hard sciences/mathematics/engineering as opposed to business/social work/arts

Again, there are different kinds of intelligence. What's more valuable, being able to solve a math equation or...?

[Fiyero]

I wouldn't call anyone who can't recognize the failure of conservative policies all over the world intelligent.

Fixed that for you.

[Tip Top]

Again, there are different kinds of intelligence. What's more valuable, being able to solve a math equation or...?

a philosopher would say your definition of 'value' is mistaken...

[Fiyero]

So if conservatives are generally smarter, more educated, and wealthier than liberals, why are the wealthiest, most educated, and highest IQ areas in the country dominated by liberals?

The west coast, New England, and mid-Atlantic have the highest average IQs, are the most educated, and the wealthiest areas, yet they're overwhelmingly liberal.

Meanwhile the South is overwhelmingly conservative...

Probably most of the top corporations are also liberal.

[Dave22reborn]

One guy I know never went to college, joined the Marines instead, his wife has 3 masters degrees in English, Sociology, and philosophy, guess which one is unemployed.

[chaunce54]

Fixed that for you.

Sorry, but we can look at Greece and the rest of Europe and watch those liberal policy failures in action as we speak, and also in our very own country to a slightly lesser extent.

[veggie530]

a philosopher would say your definition of 'value' is mistaken...

not sure why. my judgement of what is important in life (value) has to be in context. its definition is fluid, as it should be. I know a lot of really great critical care and emergency nurses, for example -- people I would want to take care of me or my family if we became ill in the ICU/ED. They're greatly intelligent in context to those situations. However, there are other contexts within their own field I wouldn't want them in because their intelligence doesn't translate. For instance, they wouldn't know how to run a department, and most if not all wouldn't be good at that.

Some chemistry teachers are great at teaching chemistry majors, but not liberal arts majors. Some chemistry teachers are great teachers, but they would do poorly at running a chemistry department. Etc etc etc

[Fiyero]

Sorry, but we can look at Greece and the rest of Europe and watch those liberal policy failures in action as we speak, and also in our very own country to a slightly lesser extent.

Plenty of those countries are doing well. What conservative countries would anyone actually want to live in?

Do you like how things are run in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa? Heck, the best Eastern European country is also fairly liberal.

[chaunce54]

Plenty of those countries are doing well. What conservative countries would anyone actually want to live in?

The United States.

[Fiyero]

The United States.

In case you haven't noticed, the parts most people want to live and that are doing the best are the liberal parts. No one wants to live in conservative Mississippi or Alabama.

And is that your only example? 1 country in the world that you think is conservative is actually doing well/worth living in? Doesn't say much for conservative policies.

[illriginalized]

Aside from sanders there is not and has not been a single big state Democrat in many years. Also not sure why you think the democrats are progressives, socialists, communists when they have proven themselves to be conservative capitalists with an eye toward liberalization of markets.

Democrats are sitting in demanding more government control / oversight on gun purchases.

Not sure if serious, brah..

[chaunce54]

In case you haven't noticed, the parts most people want to live and that are doing the best are the liberal parts. No one wants to live in conservative Mississippi or Alabama.

And is that your only example? 1 country in the world that you think is conservative is actually doing well/worth living in? Doesn't say much for conservative policies.

It does when you consider that our country has been on the decline since we started instituting liberal policies.

[criminal_manne]

So if conservatives are generally smarter, more educated, and wealthier than liberals, why are the wealthiest, most educated, and highest IQ areas in the country dominated by liberals?

The west coast, New England, and mid-Atlantic have the highest average IQs, are the most educated, and the wealthiest areas, yet they're overwhelmingly liberal.

Meanwhile the South is overwhelmingly conservative...

Probably most of the top corporations are also liberal.

[Dave22reborn]

In case you haven't noticed, the parts most people want to live and that are doing the best are the liberal parts. No one wants to live in conservative Mississippi or Alabama.

And is that your only example? 1 country in the world that you think is conservative is actually doing well/worth living in? Doesn't say much for conservative policies.

Why are you using Mississippi and Alabama as examples? We can give you numerous nations declining due to liberal policies.

As for your liberal examples, why not bring up Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, etc?

[forcexdistance]

Why Are the Highly Educated So Liberal?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/op...eral.html?_r=0

Study finds those with graduate education not only lean more to the left than do other Americans, but have done so increasingly in the last two decades.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/...-liberal-peers

Highly educated adults � particularly those who have attended graduate school � are far more likely than those with less education to take predominantly liberal positions across a range of political values. And these differences have increased over the past two decades.

By contrast, among the majority of adults who do not have a college degree (72% of the public in 2015), far fewer express liberal opinions. About a third of those who have some college experience but do not have a bachelor�s degree (36%) have consistently liberal or mostly liberal political values, as do just 26% of those with no more than a high school degree. Roughly a quarter in each of these groups (28% of those with some college experience, 26% of those with no more than a high school education) have consistently conservative or mostly conservative values.

http://www.people-press.org/2016/04/...ucated-adults/

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In a related study, it was found that people who think liberals are dumb are in fact the stupidest subset of the population, have not graduated high school, live in trailers, cling to their guns and bibles, and tend to be tRumpers.

[criminal_manne]

Why Are the Highly Educated So Liberal?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/op...eral.html?_r=0

Study finds those with graduate education not only lean more to the left than do other Americans, but have done so increasingly in the last two decades.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/...-liberal-peers

Highly educated adults � particularly those who have attended graduate school � are far more likely than those with less education to take predominantly liberal positions across a range of political values. And these differences have increased over the past two decades.

By contrast, among the majority of adults who do not have a college degree (72% of the public in 2015), far fewer express liberal opinions. About a third of those who have some college experience but do not have a bachelor�s degree (36%) have consistently liberal or mostly liberal political values, as do just 26% of those with no more than a high school degree. Roughly a quarter in each of these groups (28% of those with some college experience, 26% of those with no more than a high school education) have consistently conservative or mostly conservative values.

http://www.people-press.org/2016/04/...ucated-adults/

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In a related study, it was found that people who think liberals are dumb are in fact the stupidest subset of the population, have not graduated high school, live in trailers, cling to their guns and bibles, and tend to be tRumpers.

Highly educated =/ intelligence


Lol at liberal arts degrees smarting than tradies

[Chook Legs]

I tend to use the word ****tard. Two science degrees, multidisciplinary phd. All in geoscience.

Ive never met a leftist who wasnt completely delusional.

[x-trainer ben]

Big government liberals are convinced that they can control society, that huge populations of intelligent beings can be regulated. They can't. So the drift is toward enforcement at gunpoint and why tyranny evolves out of Progressivism.

Ever wonder why big government liberals despise libertarians?

Wow he is not dead