Think You're Smart About Politics? You Might Be Libertarian

[hindhisle]

This study shows the more analytical people are about politics the more libertarian leaning views they hold.

You might think that politics is an area where being analytical is especially useful. If you do, well, I have news for you: Libertarians measure as being the most analytical political group. That’s according to something called the cognitive reflection test, which is designed to measure whether an individual will override his or her immediate emotional responses and give a question further consideration. So if you aren’t a libertarian, maybe you ought to give that philosophy another look. It’s a relatively exclusive club, replete with people who are politically engaged, able to handle abstract arguments and capable of deeper reflection.

Its well reflected that both lefties and socially conservative voters more often than not make emotionally driven political decitions and they are tribal - they tend to never have a critical view of their own political camp.

If you are a liberal, you might take some cheer in the fact that Democrats/liberals measure as somewhat more analytical than Republicans/conservatives. But if you take being analytic as a positive mark, you might feel at least a slight tug toward the libertarians. At the very least, you might find it harder to attack or make fun of the conservatives for being intellectually backward, because you as a liberal no longer sit atop of the totem pole of reason. Note that individuals who are conservative along economic dimensions measure as more analytical than those who are not, again on average. That is a slightly uncomfortable result for those on the left. The opposite is true for social conservatives, by the way: They are less analytical on average

Pretty damning finding for those on the left side of the political spectrum, given that, they have been saying, that they are more rational than the conservatives, when, infact, they are more or less the same.

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/view/...libertarians-on-top?__twitter_impression=true

 

[GAHSVSVS]

I would describe myself as a libertarian socialist so I think that this is bang on the money.

 

[Shushue]

Libertarians don’t like to spend money even if it helps people.

It’s an inflexible ideology. A fantasy of pundits.

 

[Shushue]

It has racist support too.

Whites who who don’t like to spend on blacks are biggest supporters.

 

[Shadow]

I don't know what any of that means. Politics is boring and for the elderly

 

[Apollo]

It has racist support too.

Whites who who don’t like to spend on blacks are biggest supporters.

I have seen studies showing the US doesn't have universal health care because of racism against AAs

 

[Shushue]

I have seen studies showing the US doesn't have universal health care because of racism against AAs

Yup

And that effects poor whites too.