Intelligence and the Left Wing

[Ukigumo]

Intelligence is correlated with a range of left-wing and liberal political beliefs. This may suggest intelligence directly alters our political views. Alternatively, the association may be confounded or mediated by socioeconomic and environmental factors. We studied the effect of intelligence within a sample of over 300 biological and adoptive families, using both measured IQ and polygenic scores for cognitive performance and educational attainment. We found both IQ and polygenic scores significantly predicted all six of our political scales. Polygenic scores predicted social liberalism and lower authoritarianism, within-families. Intelligence was able to significantly predict social liberalism and lower authoritarianism, within families, even after controlling for socioeconomic variables. Our findings may provide the strongest causal inference to date of intelligence directly affecting political beliefs.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289624000254

 

[Ukigumo]

I got this from AI and is quite useful…

Economic policy

• Left-wing: Generally favors greater government intervention in the economy to achieve social equality and address market failures. They tend to advocate for higher taxes on the wealthy, wealth redistribution, increased social spending, and regulations on businesses.
• Right-wing: Typically supports free-market economics, lower taxes, and reduced government regulation, emphasizing individual liberty and responsibility in economic decision-making. They often favor privatization and believe economic growth is best achieved through less government involvement.

Role of government

• Left-wing: Tends to favor a larger government role in providing social welfare programs and public services like healthcare, education, and social safety nets. They believe that government intervention is necessary to address inequalities and create a more equitable society.
• Right-wing: Generally advocates for a smaller government with limited intervention in people's lives and the economy. They emphasize individual responsibility and believe that individuals should have more freedom to manage their own lives and make economic choices.

Social policy

• Left-wing: Often pushes for progressive social reforms, such as expanded civil rights, protections for minorities, and social change. They are more likely to champion diversity, inclusion, and environmental sustainability.
• Right-wing: Tends to uphold traditional values and institutions, with a stronger focus on nationalism, law and order, and cautious approaches to social change.

Key concepts

• Left-wing: Associated with concepts like freedom, equality, fraternity, rights, progress, reform, and internationalism.
• Right-wing: Emphasizes authority, hierarchy, order, duty, tradition, reaction, and nationalism.

 

[mdchachi]

I got this from AI and is quite useful…

Economic policy

• Left-wing: Generally favors greater government intervention in the economy to achieve social equality and address market failures. They tend to advocate for higher taxes on the wealthy, wealth redistribution, increased social spending, and regulations on businesses.
• Right-wing: Typically supports free-market economics, lower taxes, and reduced government regulation, emphasizing individual liberty and responsibility in economic decision-making. They often favor privatization and believe economic growth is best achieved through less government involvement.

Role of government

• Left-wing: Tends to favor a larger government role in providing social welfare programs and public services like healthcare, education, and social safety nets. They believe that government intervention is necessary to address inequalities and create a more equitable society.
• Right-wing: Generally advocates for a smaller government with limited intervention in people's lives and the economy. They emphasize individual responsibility and believe that individuals should have more freedom to manage their own lives and make economic choices.

Social policy

• Left-wing: Often pushes for progressive social reforms, such as expanded civil rights, protections for minorities, and social change. They are more likely to champion diversity, inclusion, and environmental sustainability.
• Right-wing: Tends to uphold traditional values and institutions, with a stronger focus on nationalism, law and order, and cautious approaches to social change.

Key concepts

• Left-wing: Associated with concepts like freedom, equality, fraternity, rights, progress, reform, and internationalism.
• Right-wing: Emphasizes authority, hierarchy, order, duty, tradition, reaction, and nationalism.

I used to be a little more sympathetic to the conservative point of view until it became apparent that they throw all their principles out the window in order to amass power. At least as things stand in the U.S. as of today.