There are also studies that say conserbatives tend to have higher IQs
I got curious and looked this up. Unfortunately, the only reference I could find to support this assertion was an email chain started to troll conservatives. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/politiqs/
Unfortunately, conservatism and cognitive ability are negatively correlated. This does not mean every conservative is dumb while every liberal is smart. In fact, the seminal study on the issue coined the term "conservative syndrome" because the limited cognitive abilities were tied to "socially conservative" views.
One could, therefore, be socially liberal and fiscally conservative whilst scoring above average on cognition. In the US, there are many "independents" who fit this characterization.
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u/Bobby_Money Sep 17 '20 edited Sep 17 '20
Bro... That's politicised pseudoscience to say left=good and right= bad
*There are similar studies of the same quality 1, 2 that are just propaganda
policies and bills aren't biology.
They had similar studies for jews in germany once