Originally posted by seabag
However, if intelligence is truly a measure of an individual’s “ability to understand complex ideas, to adapt effectively to the environment, to learn from experience, to engage in various forms of reasoning, to overcome obstacles by taking thought then the answer is a resounding NO…It is conservatives who are more intelligent.

I bet you can't even understand why a liberal would rather be capitalized by the whole population then by an individual or a corporation.

I bet you can't even grasp the idea that working towards global happiness matters more then working towards personal or immediate surroundings happiness.

I bet you find it ok to spoil food if no one as the money to pay for it.

I bet you find it wrong to kill a pack of cells in an uterus but wouldn't pay a penny for that unwanted child.

I bet you think that love is just a physical reaction to hormones and that homosexuals are just wrong and misguided.

I mean, you could go on and on about the "ability to understand complex ideas" of the conservatives but sadly don't seem to understand the simplest things in a liberal mind.

You could say how you can to "adapt effectively to the environment" but you won't help no one else with your skills, unless you get paid I guess.

"to engage in various forms of reasoning" ...at least I understand conservatives views. Selfishness and oblivious to other human beings.

"to overcome obstacles by taking thought then the answer" this as nothing to do with sides.

Someone earlier said that conservatives are smarter to act and liberals smarter to think, I think it sounds close to that. I mean, I don't mind.

Less us think and you work with animal instinct, ARRRG
...this to say, we still can cooperate. We can help each other in our difficulties.

Let's just hope conservative won't want to charge money for helping out humanity!
Sorry, I just couldn't help myself.

You must be very bored to attempt this hillarious pot stirring. It has been scientifically proven time and again what we all knew for ages. Conservatives are ruled by fear, are tribal and xenophobic. They refuse to accept progress and support the status quo while remaining blissfully ignorant of what goes behind the veil of propaganda. All this is rooted in FEAR. Cowardly individuals will reject critical thinking in exchange for illusory safety.

Originally posted by Snoopy1978
You must be very bored to attempt this hillarious pot stirring. It has been scientifically proven time and again what we all knew for ages. Conservatives are ruled by fear, are tribal and xenophobic. They refuse to accept progress and support the status quo while remaining blissfully ignorant of what goes behind the veil of propaganda. All this is rooted in FEAR. Cowardly individuals will reject critical thinking in exchange for illusory safety.

Care to share your vast and deep well of knowledge to substantiate your statement -- or are facts only subjective to the argument being made?

Again, broad brush strokes made once again.

Originally posted by ownbestenemy
We can go back and forth with these arguments -- the fact that a label somehow determines ones intelligence shows the intelligence of those utilizing that argument. It is only used to reinforce a parties predetermined mindset.

This one is free by the way -- next time I will charge you (sorry couldn't resist).

Yes you are totally right.

How easily people fall for the "divide and conquer". No side is smarter, it all comes down to the individual.
We should cherish our differences because this is what makes us grow and understand, not be separated by them.

I went into college as a somewhat moderate conservative, and I left college more of a moderate/libertarian. The biggest difference is that I began thinking for myself and realized that both sides are filled with complete and total morons. The only hope for the United States are fresh young minds who don't fit themselves into cookie-cutter descriptions of conservatives and liberals. We need more people who not only think for themselves, but aren't afraid to take the best ideas from both sides to reconcile the situation. They must be a strong leader and innovator who can turn a broken system based on politics into one based on critical thinking skills and logic.

We are in trouble when all we can do is yell at "the other side" while blowing through a trillion dollars or more per year. It's high time that we actually worked together to find solutions to these serious issues.

I dunno if anyone's pointed this out yet, but isn't it either liberal academia or the liberal pet project that is the dept. of education, that comes up with the methods to determine someones IQ?

In other words, isn't this argument moot, considering the above, since the findings would have an inherent bias?

Originally posted by Skyfloating
My impression is that liberals are stronger in thinking and conservatives stronger in doing.

I think Conservatives are stronger at talking and joining together, you guys say the same
phrases on mass which makes your front hard to breach. Liberals can never agree on things.
Also, conservatives bask in over simplicity, while Liberals drown in detail...

You know, I constantly wonder what the definition of a liberal is? I mean, I never realized that my opinions, beliefs and lack there of, could be neatly organized into a subset explanation of who I am. I like comments that "both parties" make on several occasions and support the embodiment of say what Obama stands for. Thus am I a "liberal"? and why the need for classification. Anybody know?

Originally posted by Stormdancer777

Originally posted by Skyfloating
My impression is that liberals are stronger in thinking and conservatives stronger in doing.

Give me an example.

edit on 052929p://bSaturday2012 by Stormdancer777 because: (no reason given)

Current example, while all the liberals in Egypt were tweeting and facebooking the more conservative religious groups had the people on the ground to get things done and take the election.

Originally posted by Snoopy1978
You must be very bored to attempt this hillarious pot stirring. It has been scientifically proven time and again what we all knew for ages. Conservatives are ruled by fear, are tribal and xenophobic. They refuse to accept progress and support the status quo while remaining blissfully ignorant of what goes behind the veil of propaganda. All this is rooted in FEAR. Cowardly individuals will reject critical thinking in exchange for illusory safety.

WOW,

Do you actually know any conservatives?

I could have sworn I have heard the same thing said about liberals.

It is very much about tribalism, Snoopy, on both side, when push comes to shove and it really becomes about survival, I hope Americans come together, I think they will.

After the storm, I would imagine we wont ask one another what political affiliation we embrace.

Originally posted by woodwardjnr

Originally posted by Stormdancer777

Originally posted by Skyfloating
My impression is that liberals are stronger in thinking and conservatives stronger in doing.

Give me an example.

edit on 052929p://bSaturday2012 by Stormdancer777 because: (no reason given)

Current example, while all the liberals in Egypt were tweeting and facebooking the more conservative religious groups had the people on the ground to get things done and take the election.

Thanks, I'll have to think about that,

Originally posted by Lookingsky11
You know, I constantly wonder what the definition of a liberal is? I mean, I never realized that my opinions, beliefs and lack there of, could be neatly organized into a subset explanation of who I am. I like comments that "both parties" make on several occasions and support the embodiment of say what Obama stands for. Thus am I a "liberal"? and why the need for classification. Anybody know?

I don't think people are actually that different, TPTB just want us to think so.