AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES PROVE DEFINITIVELY THAT RIGHT WING BELIEFS ARE HEAVILY CORRELATED WITH LOW INTELLIGENCE:
Bright Minds and Dark Attitudes: Lower Cognitive Ability Predicts Greater Prejudice Through Right-Wing Ideology and Low Intergroup Contact

Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice

The association of cognitive ability with right-wing ideological attitudes and prejudice: A meta-analytic review.

Predicting political beliefs with polygenic scores for cognitive performance and educational attainment

Study links low intelligence with right-wing beliefs

Right-wing ideology and numeracy: A perception of greater ability, but poorer performance

Conservatism and cognitive ability

Intelligent people are more likely to be left-wing, says science

People with lower emotional intelligence are more likely to hold right-wing views, study finds

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  • Vinny_93@lemmy.world
    28·
    2 days ago

    It’s actually something that has been done pretty much by anyone in power in the past who was trying to consolidate their position without actually giving the people what they want.

    Hitler’s regime started by rounding up scientists and scholars purely to make sure nobody got any ideas that were detrimental to his power.

    It’s just sad that the voters for (extremist) right people don’t see that the endgame is just for a select group, not for all, and they see themselves as part of that select group whilst they’re actually part of the other.

    So MAGA folk think they’re part of that elite group that will benefit from right wing dismantling of social programs and not part of poor immigrants whilst they’re actually economically closer to those poor immigrants. Not just America, though, Germany is going in that direction as well right now and in Europe more and more of these voices are being heard.

    • Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.caEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      Yup, a CERTAIN JACKASS in Cambodia did the exact same. Killed people just because they wore glasses which was a sign of dangerous intellectualism.

          • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
            2·
            1 day ago

            That’s such a stupid response. As if I’m going to dig through old comments looking for the places where it happened? This isn’t a court of law, and it don’t have to present evidence to you. Especially if you’d just going to sealion about it even if I do.

            And for the interactions that happened in person? How do you want me to prove those to you? Do you suggest I should carry around a device always on record and keep a record of every conversation I’ve ever had?

            Everyone who’s interacted with a tankie knows glazing pol pot is exactly the kind of thing they do. Many have directly seen them do it. I don’t need to link specific examples for you.

        • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
          2·
          2 days ago

          Not uncommon. Imagine an idealized nazi arian, now look up a color photo of Adolf Hitler, ideally with him standing next to other people (who aren’t Mussolini, because that guy was even shorter).