Comment on High IQ men tend to be less conservative than their average peers, study finds

• Adderbox76@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Respectfully disagree. But you’re welcome to your opinion.

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  • Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    About what, that spamming two polar opposite concepts together isn’t an oxymoron?

    That isn’t an opinion, that is a definition. The opposite of Progressive is Conservative.

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    • Adderbox76@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Niether concepts nor humans are monolithic things. It’s possible to be conservative in some areas of your life (finance, relationships, etc…) but progressive in others (equal rights, healthcare, etc…)

      This notion that all conservatives are hard-C conservatives in every facet of their life, and all progressives are radical leftists in every area of their life, is frankly stupid and a major contributor to the polarization that we see all around us.

      The reality is that with the except of maybe 5% of crazy people on either side (far right or far left) the VAST majority of us are a mixture of conservative and progressive opinions depending on the particular issue we’re talking about.

      Thinking otherwise is frankly not helpful. But as I said, you’re welcome to your opinion.

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      • Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Military intelligence is an oxymoron but there are plenty of smart people in the military. It is an oxymoron whether you admit it or not. I was just pointing that out.

        Furthermore your definitions are very sus. An extreme progressive has nothing to do with leftist ideology. Progressives believe in using evidence to change policy to improve society.

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