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samsingh

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10. exactly!

Reply to Speck Tater (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:02 PM

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Are people conservative because they are wimps or because they are intellectually stupid? [View all] samsingh Jul 2012 OP

I'd like to believe they're stupid, but... sadbear Jul 2012 #1

They aren't all alike, though. Quantess Jul 2012 #2

I think they are all 3, but most reasonably intelligent people can RKP5637 Jul 2012 #3

My theory is that they all scored low on South Park's TMI scale. Initech Jul 2012 #4

Individually one or more of the three. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #5

Herd cows! Excellent description! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #6

I hate it when people do this and here I am doing it! retread Jul 2012 #11

You're right turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #19

Other: A large percentage of ordinary Republicans Speck Tater Jul 2012 #7

they certainly are self-absorbed, looking our for their own interest, and afraid that someone will samsingh Jul 2012 #8

Well, I can't really disagree with that. Speck Tater Jul 2012 #9

exactly! samsingh Jul 2012 #10

That sounds like my mom Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #29

4 S's PassingFair Jul 2012 #12

I think most are sociopaths DefenseLawyer Jul 2012 #13

Only 4% of People Are Sociopaths Dirty Socialist Jul 2012 #38

Selfishness is the root of it. begin_within Jul 2012 #14

Exactly. Selfishness. FSogol Jul 2012 #16

A mixture of standingtall Jul 2012 #15

That about sums it up except for the really stupid ones.... Walk away Jul 2012 #28

Morally Depraved Tace Jul 2012 #17

i should have put that in. samsingh Jul 2012 #18

They are *gasp* human beings, MadHound Jul 2012 #20

the facts speak for themselves - rush avoided the draft, John Kerry volunteered to go to Viet Nam samsingh Jul 2012 #22

Most are a combo of all 3 (nt) bigwillq Jul 2012 #21

Stupid and wimpy, no. eridani Jul 2012 #23

sociopath is very accurate as well samsingh Jul 2012 #25

Whiners. n/t ellisonz Jul 2012 #24

selfishness and fear. They're highly educated repukes. Hell, Sununu went to MIT. GusFring Jul 2012 #26

I vote for psychopathic and\or ignorant. nt Live and Learn Jul 2012 #27

People vote what they think is right and/or their interest The Second Stone Jul 2012 #30

'I'm with stupid'. Here's why Populist_Prole Jul 2012 #31

Authoritarian personality types Mz Pip Jul 2012 #32

Authoritarianism is certainly not exclusively under the umbrella of conservatism slackmaster Jul 2012 #37

thats true samsingh Jul 2012 #40

Michael Shermer's column in the latest Scientific American explores the question slackmaster Jul 2012 #33

wimpy doesnt fit to me ...should be greedy or stupid Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2012 #34

How the right wing brain works chknltl Jul 2012 #35

Intellectually Lazy JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #36

they have no empathy samsingh Jul 2012 #39