STEED would be best qualified to answer that :03:

Me? :-?

Right wing religious people are probably less intelligent, but I think due more to closed minds, lack of questioning and often don't go into fields of science. That said I know many that because of hard work run their own businesses, have strong family structures and upper middle class. However, I don't like extremes right of left in positions of power...

Are "extreme" right wing people less intelligent ?

Comes down to who you are and how you react and so on.

I'm not sure if intelligence is really the deciding factor. People can be highly intelligent in some areas and amazingly obtuse in others. The Carlin observation and the one on "bought by the banks" both seem to be true. Extremists will almost universally tell you that they are the ones in the center, but there is this one thing that just has to be changed.

I think the first thing anyone should do in every situation is ask themselves whether they might be wrong. The extremist in any walk of life will never question his own motives or beliefs. He'll tell you he does, and he'll talk about his own "reason" and "logic", but in fact he won't use either, at least when talking about his pet subject. That said, in other areas he can be accomplished and smart.

And no, I don't have any real answers.

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Actually when I first the saw the title of this thread I thought. Wow that sort of question lends credence to the idea that everyone lacks a certain amount of intelligence. :O:

Thank you every one for your indeep response. You are correct you can not say that it's just the right wing.

Here's something else..

I have noticed among my right wing friends that a majority of them strongly believes in some of the conspiracy that we have discussed thousands of times here.

Here's another reason, I have also some left wing friends and they seems to have their feet solidt on the ground..

Hey I'm a right wing my self, but not extreme. If +10= nazis I'm +1-1½

Markus

There is such a thing as extreme, I think. For me that line begins where denial of others' humanity and fundamental rights begins to happen.

I agree but unlike some here it shouldn't be applied to a private citizen just for expressing an opinion.

I like very much the way you put it, CCIP. :yep:
So both of you just are reasonable human beings, and object to that last stance from Lieberman saying Arabs opposing TA's regime should be beheaded.

How much time is it going to take before a majority in the US thinks the same way, therefore making you able to erase that intolerable shame you're responsible for in the ME, now that's another question. :nope:

anyone who has firm convictions is an extremist and therefor of lesser intelligence. the truly intelligent are spineless wishy washy flag pole rags that fly which ever way the wind happens to blow sort of like a u-boat that has lost its rudder.

That's a little ironic, because it's usually the people who get called extremist that follow whichever direction their leaders or ideologies tell them to go to, without considering the consequences. While not necessarily an example of extremism as such - U-boats, rudders and all, may be a perfect example of where that leads, being technically-obsolete murder-suicide machines that sailed for the benefit of an unwinnable war being waged by a xenophobic dictator. With conviction, to be sure.

As for the note on private beliefs: that's not a problem until one realizes that in a representative democracy, people who are promoting extremist and antihumanitarian views are, in effect, doing very real political work - so I don't think it's wrong to call them out on it or be offended. The moment they enter the public sphere, those views are already an indirect threat to someone.

Why how pretentious of you Alex. :roll:

Not less intelligent but, maybe insane.

Oh wait!...

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Never mind.:-?


Definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and over and over and expecting a positive result each time.

Right because it's only the republicans who say stupid things...

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I'm equal opportunity when it comes to slamming politicians...
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But, they have the best intentions.

:haha:
:har::har::har:

@ August.
I see your Pelosi and raise you a Biden.

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Does he give goof oration like Nancy?
Why yes, yes he does.:doh:

Scary to think that either of them could be just one heartbeat away from the oval office.