Submission + - Not All Conservatives Are Stupid (sagepub.com)
swbirding writes: "The Journal Psychological Science has published a recent study by Hodson and Busseri which found that "lower cognitive ability predicts greater prejudice, an effect mediated through the endorsement of right-wing ideologies". It appears from the well validated study that the reason people with lower intelligence levels are more likely to be racist is the conservative ideologies which they generally adhere to. However, the Guardian in a February 12 article by George Monbiot notes that "This is not to suggest that all conservatives are stupid. There are some very clever people in government, advising politicians, running thinktanks and writing for newspapers, who have acquired power and influence by promoting rightwing ideologies.""
