StarWarsStarTrek wrote:
How so? Don't you think that the wellbeing of 300 million people should not be handled by idiots?
it's called paying attention and reading comprehension try it some time
those 300 hundred millions people a sizeable majority have either average IQ's or slightly above or slightly beneath..either that or they flat out don't give a fuck about intellectual persuits..or politics or the sciences..they care about working getting paid going to church (which ever faith they practice) and feeding the family while paying them bills
a good chunk of those are likely conservative
they should be allowed to vote regardless anything else is an affront to liberty and is an idea that should be resisted by any means necessary
StarWarsStarTrek wrote:
Strawman. I never said that.
your attitude in general and the condescending hostile tone of this thread implies that
and it's a monstrous notion
StarWarsStarTrek wrote:
Right, so screaming about white power is humble now? ROFLAMO?
what the fuck? are you a crazy person? don't take that as an insult I literally am shocked at that either you just tossed out the mother of all red herrings...or you genuinely believe that people who don't have a high IQ are all racist..in which case I'm fairly certain you offended more then forty percent of the planets population much less the US population
either way when the premise of your entire thread is to imply that people capable of such conduct as above should not contribute to society in any capacity that involves big decisions - you probably shouldn't you know..make a post like that because going by your standards that post just invalidated your right to vote
StarWarsStarTrek wrote:
So you think that intelligence has no bearing on democracy? Are we to vote without analyzing the different candidates/options?
I think that implying "intellectualism" needs to be the basis for a persons right to vote..as opposed to merely existing and being a Citizen is absolutely evil and monstrous..
while there does exist a great deal of stupid voters and theres precedence for this- such things are not to be the deciding factor in who gets to vote...
StarWarsStarTrek wrote:
It's completely moral.
so what's next? preventing them from raising in society? or a mandatory IQ test before having kids?
StarWarsStarTrek wrote:
If you had to "vote" on who gets to perform a life changing surgery on you, do you vote for the Phd Harvard Surgeon with two decades of experience or Joe the Plumber?[
the point is some one stupid enough to vote for Joe The Plumber in that situation has a right to do so. that cannot be given or taken away by anything that isn't inherently vicious and anti free society.
StarWarsStarTrek wrote:Why shouldn't this apply to government? Do you want an idiot to have the nuclear codes?
the idiot who votes for that clown has the right to vote period. Take that away from him and you condemn every one around you...to something less than freedom
you are also applying that a high IQ and a strong education and all that prevents people from being Racists..or Religious fanatics and that's completely and utterly wrong
StarWarsStarTrek wrote:
Too bad for you that the old democrats were conservative, while the old republicans were liberal. I'm not debating arbitrary parties, I'm debating ideologies, which just happens to be democrats = liberals and republicans = conservative right now.
what makes it too bad for me? why should I care
I'm taking issue with your premise which is
A: "intelligent people are the only people who should decide the outcome of an election and run our nation"
B: people that are smart aren't capable of believing in some massively stupid things..such as Racism..or the right of humans to own other humans...or hell even being a completely insane religious fanatic (this I'ma laugh at if you think believing in god implies a low IQ)