Who is smarter: Democrats or Republicans?

[Iamme]

:wink8:

Can't wait! This outta get good. REAL good.

Please give your definition of what you think each party stands for, and what's wrong with them. You can list any good points you like, about the party you dislike, as well....IF you can think of any. :D

What does it mean to be a conservative? What are they 'conserving'? Are the majority of the followers rooted in moral religious belief?

Are the liberals more 'of this world'. Secular. Lack morals. ?

Is it ridiculous to contend that just Republicans are 'for' big business, while the Democrats are 'for' creating a socialistic welfare state? Is it that simple? Do you believe a Democratic leader does not want a corporation to thrive, while the Republican does?

If you are a Republican, do you think the Democrats are just out to smear Bush for no reason other than political gain? Are they fabricating lies?

(Iamme licking his chops. Can't wait.)

[Suddenly]

I don't think I've used this before, but:

:rolleyes:


Could you ask a less focused but more inflammatory question? I mean, would it really be possible?

Or is it that you have a strawman fetish? Cause if anyone is silly enough to actually seriously answer this you are going to make Al a wealthy man.

[corplinx]

Democrats definitely. They don't keep all their eggs in one basket. The heart of the party is the evil cabal of socialists, communists, and totalitarianists. However, their voting blocks are labor, minorities, and environmentalists.

The republicans have a cabal of liberty minded republic supporters at heart and only have _one_ voting block. The religious right.

The religious right has the republican party in a fix. Piss them off and the country is as good as gone if they stop voting. Its hard to fathom how the hopes of the free world rely on people who believe the earth is 6000 years old going out and voting.

The democrats however regularly piss off one of their voting blocks because they can rely on the others.

So yes, the democrats are much smarter. They don't keep all their eggs in one basket.

[clk]

Republicans. How do I know? Look at Dubya. He's apparently the best and brightest the Republicans have. Why else would they nominate him to run for their party? ;)

[Cain]

The Democrats are slighty smarter. Here's my irrefutable evidence:

Democrats definitely. They don't keep all their eggs in one basket. The heart of the party is the evil cabal of socialists, communists, and totalitarianists. However, their voting blocks are labor, minorities, and environmentalists.

The republicans have a cabal of liberty minded republic supporters at heart and only have _one_ voting block. The religious right.

The religious right has the republican party in a fix. Piss them off and the country is as good as gone if they stop voting. Its hard to fathom how the hopes of the free world rely on people who believe the earth is 6000 years old going out and voting.

The democrats however regularly piss off one of their voting blocks because they can rely on the others.

So yes, the democrats are much smarter. They don't keep all their eggs in one basket.

Although, I concede it might contain an esoteric reference to the three stooges, the author playing Curly to the two parties symbolizing Mo and Larry.

[Evolver]

Republicans are always complaining that most college professors are Liberals (which would imply Democratic tendencies).
The foaming-at-the-mouth Republican propagandists, beginning with Rush, have for years used the word "Intellectual" as an insult.
IMO, since Reagan, the Republican party has been playing to the ignorant.
The Democrats only want you to be ignorant of what they are doing.

[Evolver]

Originally posted by Elmer Gantry
Republicans are smarter, by far. All you gotta do is look at the chimpanzees lined up to run on the Democrat ticket.

While none of them is a prize, any of those "chimpanzees" could outthink W. Hell, a pretzel has been known to best him.

[Evolver]

I don't think it was W doing the hiring. He's the Ronald McDonald for the company, just as Reagan was.

But speaking of idiots, does John Kerry really think nobody will notice that he hasn't taken a firm stance on ANYTHING since the Vietnam War?

[The Central Scrutinizer]

On the whole, both are equally stupid.

[Evolver]

Originally posted by The Central Scrutinizer
On the whole, both are equally stupid.

No. They are differently stupid.

[Yahweh]

I'll flip a coin, someone call it in the air...

[Evolver]

They pounced on the coin and took it before we could see which side it landed on. Damn those poiticians.
:biggrin:

[plindboe]

Originally posted by Yahweh
I'll flip a coin, someone call it in the air...
Heads!! I mean.... tails... no, eh... why were we doing this again?

[davefoc]

Corplinx said:
Democrats definitely. They don't keep all their eggs in one basket. The heart of the party is the evil cabal of socialists, communists, and totalitarianists. However, their voting blocks are labor, minorities, and environmentalists.

The republicans have a cabal of liberty minded republic supporters at heart and only have _one_ voting block. The religious right.



I agree but I think the Republicans voting blocks include the agricultural interests which is why, against ideology, Republicans give billions away for agricultural subsidies.

[Tormac]

Who is mightier,

the majestic eagle or the cunning leopard?

[davefoc]

People think that they select the party that is closest to their ideology, This may be true but people may move their ideology in the direction of one party or another when that party tends to favor their particular set of special interests.


Republicans:
commericial special interests
- agricultural
- drug companies
- accounting firms
ideological core
- religious right
- libertarians and other limited government folks
- pro-Israeli folks except Jews
- pro-life folks

Democrats
commercial special interests
- labor unions
- minorities seeking special favors
- lawyers
- public employees

ideological core
- environmentalists
- socialists
- economic liberals (lots of government intervention in economy, lots of government programs)
- social libertarians (less jail time, less victimless crime laws)
- pro-Israeli folks that are Jews
- pro choice folks


So who is smarter Republicans or Democrats? As to the party establishment I doubt there is much difference, the leadership of both parties are skillfull at pandering to their ideological core while balancing the necessity of giving benefits to their commercial interest sponsors. They are equally smart and manipulative.

As to who is smarter amongst the rank and file: I can see arguments both ways on this, but I would give the nod to Republicans:
1. They tend to be more well off which is at least an indicator of more education, which probably correlates a bit with more intelligence. And just the act of getting to be more well off probably is an indicator of a somewhat higher than average overall intelligence.
2. Understanding the arguments for limited government is more difficult intellectually than understanding the arguments for government intervention. Thus the limited government contingent of the Republican party might tip the balance slightly in favor of the Republicans.

[Iamme]

Very good...and easy to follow, davefoc. You are now entitled to run for public office!:wink:

[Zep]

Conan O'Brien?

[Jessica Blue]

1. They tend to be more well off which is at least an indicator of more education, which probably correlates a bit with more intelligence. And just the act of getting to be more well off probably is an indicator of a somewhat higher than average overall intelligence.

Or an indicator of rich parents...or an indicator of *making money* being your main goal in life.


2. Understanding the arguments for limited government is more difficult intellectually than understanding the arguments for government intervention.

Harder to understand or harder to swallow?

[Charlie Monoxide]

"Smart" is somewhat ambiguous. It could be intelligent, shrewd, well dressed, etc. I prefer the 1st entry in my Random House Unabridged Dictionary: "1. to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound."

Republicans in general inflict more pain on my pysche than the Democrats.

Charlie (Republicans are more smarter) Monoxide

[jj]

Independents.

[Prospero]

This question implies that either possesses a modicum of whatever constitutes "smart". Certainly not common sense or practicality or they would have quit their petty bickering long ago and met in the middle.

I'm disinclined to believe there is an answer, even among the lesser parties.