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minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoRight? Here in this thread about how we have to constantly get ignorant people to understand why things are bad ideas, and one of the earnest suggestions is poll tests. Jesus Christ. https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/american-democracy/online/vote-voice/keeping-vote/state-rules-federal-rules/literacy-tests https://secure.splcenter.org/page/67431/survey/1 And of all things to suggest, IQ? https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/racism-intelligence-test-scores https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/28/phrenology-and-iq-tests-the-far-right-revival-of-discredited-race-science https://www.britannica.com/science/How-did-IQ-tests-become-connected-to-scientific-racism-in-the-United-States We are so fucked aren’t we? It just feels inevitable at this point and the most we can do is (maybe) delay it.
Right? Here in this thread about how we have to constantly get ignorant people to understand why things are bad ideas, and one of the earnest suggestions is poll tests.
Jesus Christ.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/american-democracy/online/vote-voice/keeping-vote/state-rules-federal-rules/literacy-tests
https://secure.splcenter.org/page/67431/survey/1
And of all things to suggest, IQ?
https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/racism-intelligence-test-scores
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/28/phrenology-and-iq-tests-the-far-right-revival-of-discredited-race-science
https://www.britannica.com/science/How-did-IQ-tests-become-connected-to-scientific-racism-in-the-United-States
We are so fucked aren’t we? It just feels inevitable at this point and the most we can do is (maybe) delay it.