Republicans Know More About Politics Than Democrats, Says Study - Polidicks

I stopped listening to studies many months ago when I realised that they are manipulated to suit their own viewpoint.

[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;35695288]GOP wants more rights for american citizens,[/quote] Ah- I see. So that's the reason why the party is generally in favor of prohibiting abortion, same-sex marriage, assisted suicide, embryonic stem cell research and a plethora of other such issues...? That's an extremely weird way of crusading for "more rights for American citizens". [QUOTE=ButtsexV3;35695288]remember it's the democrats threatening the first amendment with SOPA[/quote] I don't remember that, actually. But that's because SOPA was the brainchild of Republican Representative Lamar Smith of Texas (you know, the same guy that tried three times before to expand the DMCA's powers, tried to restrict abortion rights by voting in favor of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, and managed to get onto the House's Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to perpetuate his beliefs in Christian Science?), not a Democrat. Additionally, only four of the twelve people who sponsored it and even got it off the legislative runway, so to speak, were Democrats: Howard Berman and Adam Schiff of of California, John Conyers of Michigan, and Ted Deutch of Florida. The eight Republican supporters were: Mary Mack and Elton Gallegly of California, Steve Chabot of Ohio, Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Tim Griffin of Arizona, Dennis Ross of Florida, and Lee Terry of Nebraska. CISPA, which is due to be voted on this Thursday, is also the proposal of a Republican: Representative Michael Rogers of Michigan. [QUOTE=ButtsexV3;35695288]and the Second amendment with pretty much every gun control law ever.[/quote] Federal gun control laws like the National Firearms Act of 1934, Gun Control Act of 1968, Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, and NICS Improvement Act of 2007 (to name a few prominent ones) do not threaten your Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. [QUOTE=ButtsexV3;35695288]We're here to keep you morons from getting rid of our constitutional rights, not the other way around[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/2n1fhvq.jpg[/IMG]

This sounds more like a history test than a politics test.

[QUOTE=AnalAnnihilator;35694053]First of all, if you're going to portray yourself as "intelligent" then don't use "you're" improperly. You've got some pretty sweeping generalizations in there as well. Not all Republicans are racist. I know a good few and to be honest they are honest good people. To paint the party as racist is retarded. Sure, some can be bigoted, but that goes for any party. Third, there is literally no reason to bring religion into this. One is not simply more intelligent than another due to their religious beliefs. Again, if you think that you're more intelligent than someone simply because of their private, religious beliefs then you've got another thing coming. While I do disagree with the views of the republican party, I don't find myself to be superior simply due to the fact that my alignment doesn't lie with them. Get off your damned high horse.[/QUOTE] Grammar does not equal overall intelligence (Shakespeare has been rumoured to be unable to write). As for the sweeping statements I was trying to be satirical. Regardless though, if you ever watched the news you would see people like Rick Santorum and uneducated parents whining about people's civil liberties because they disagree with them. Examples of what they attack are video games, homosexuality and internet people like you and me. You may have a point when it comes to the difference between political views and intelligence; but have you ever thought some views are caused by lack of intelligence. To some it up, most (not all) Republicans are too unintelligent to realise the difference between what they disagree with and what should be illegal.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35693877]Despite the rhetoric - Republicans still scored higher :v:[/QUOTE] and independents scored worse than either, and I thought you had a raging boner for that shit

I am surpirsed nobody has quoted this little gem: [quote]Delving further into the report, the survey reports that men do better on every question than do women. The Daily Caller also reports:[/quote]

So, I guess politics = religion now? Cause' thats all the GOP is, a lot of religious crazy people

[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;35696225] Federal gun control laws like the National Firearms Act of 1934, Gun Control Act of 1968, Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, and NICS Improvement Act of 2007 (to name a few prominent ones) do not threaten your Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.[/QUOTE] The Second Amendment is there to allow us to overthrow the government if it ever comes to that, but how are we supposed to do that if the government has such vastly superior firepower? Only the richest gun nuts and preppers can even afford full auto weapons and those guns are all 50+ years old.

[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;35700454]The Second Amendment is there to allow us to overthrow the government if it ever comes to that, but how are we supposed to do that if the government has such vastly superior firepower? Only the richest gun nuts and preppers can even afford full auto weapons and those guns are all 50+ years old.[/QUOTE] It does not necessarily exist to "overthrow" the government but to empower the people in general in such a way that an unhappy populace is highly undesirable for the regime. The "overthrowing" the government thing is a bit of a misnomer. Washington squashed a number of rebellions throughout the new US, and there were plenty attempted overthrows that were quickly done away with under the Articles of Confederation whose lessons learned went directly into the drafting of the Constitution. The Founding Fathers did not so much believe in overthrowing governments on a whim, but instead allotting power to the general public such that they are an imposing force. Of course, the "overthrow the government!" thing is great for rhetoric, it's also not accurate in a historical context.

[quote]supportive of reducing the size and scope of the federal government [/quote] Unless the answer was "none of the above", then the survey was flawed.

It's so funny, it seems that facepunch is now shifting to the right

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;35693969]And, as any good sociologist or surveyor will tell, you can very easily coach a study towards a result based simply on how you word it, conduct it, everything.[/QUOTE] That and the questions are silly. Recent republicans are not pro-small government at all. Besides all the conservative social issues they want to be made into laws that only a big gov can enforce, Bush expanded the government allot. Even Reagan sounds like a democrat at this point in time. Heck federal Republicans period (such as Rick Santorum) are not small government at all. The only small government Republican I can think of is Ron Paul, and look how Republicans like him? They only want small government for things they like and big government for things they don't like.

[QUOTE=Mechanical43;35700616]It's so funny, it seems that facepunch is now shifting to the right[/QUOTE] Internet conservatives think the internet has a liberal bias. Internet liberals think the internet has a conservative bias. Every fucking day somebody says "Why is [I]x[/I] forum so filled with [I]y[/I]?" They are always wrong.

btw does this magazine sound sane to you? [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Reason_Cover_January_2009.jpg[/IMG]

hahaha bush was too liberal [editline]24th April 2012[/editline] oh reason magazine you so irrational

Remember, it's the GOP leadership we've been criticizing this election seasons, not the voters. Just because the leaders are terrible choices, doesn't make the Republican voters more stupid. Considering there are plenty of GOP voters who've called out on the one-sided race proves the fact. Also, Facepunch is mostly 13-14 year old nerds who've only been interested since 12 1/2. don't take the hate for one side or the other too seriously, folks.

[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;35694048]It's heavily dependent on the individual. I've met quite a few close minded people on both sides of the aisle.[/QUOTE] Alright, I hoped it wouldn't come to this, but Jeep-Eep, I fucking triple dog dare you to argue against me instead of rating me dumb and leaving.

[QUOTE=BigOwl;35694165]Lol at the responses making the article sound more, and more accurate. Also predictable dumbs from butthurt liberals incoming.[/QUOTE] Did you even read the article? Or better yet read the source study the article is about? This is the most warped article I have ever seen. The actual study is allot more informative than reason magazine's article.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;35700962]Yeah, that's what I thought.[/QUOTE]That's what a shitload of people do on Facepunch simply because its not worth their time to actually get involved in the thread.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;35700976]That's what a shitload of people do on Facepunch simply because its not worth their time to actually get involved in the thread.[/QUOTE] Jeep-Eep rates every single one of my opinion posts dumb. I've only ever exchanged like, five words with him. [editline]24th April 2012[/editline] I'm sorry if I'm bitching, I'll stop now and take his abuse like a man.

[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;35701002]Jeep-Eep rates every single one of my opinion posts dumb. I've only ever exchanged like, five words with him. [editline]24th April 2012[/editline] I'm sorry if I'm bitching, I'll stop now and take his abuse like a man.[/QUOTE] Don't, I do agree he should argue with you. The only posts that can just get dumbs without responses are if they are stuff like "I trol u nigga!2/1#F"

[QUOTE=Secrios;35697396]Shakespeare has been rumoured to be unable to write[/QUOTE] Blown. My mind is [B]BLOWN[/B]. Like, how can the man who codified several aspects of the English language be illiterate?!

[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;35701002]Jeep-Eep rates every single one of my opinion posts dumb. I've only ever exchanged like, five words with him. [editline]24th April 2012[/editline] I'm sorry if I'm bitching, I'll stop now and take his abuse like a man.[/QUOTE]He's not obligated to talk to you. The rating system is a very quick way of someone expressing their opinion without needing to delve in to a five page fight with someone.

what i'd like to know is how you can 'know' about politics other than the basic shit. i thought opinions on a country's direction were entirely subjective

[QUOTE=MrEndangered;35700875]Remember, it's the GOP leadership we've been criticizing this election seasons, not the voters. Just because the leaders are terrible choices, doesn't make the Republican voters more stupid. Considering there are plenty of GOP voters who've called out on the one-sided race proves the fact. Also, Facepunch is mostly 13-14 year old nerds who've only been interested since 12 1/2. don't take the hate for one side or the other too seriously, folks.[/QUOTE] Quite. Both sides, republican and democrat, are a little too far on their far sides. Not only do the liberal sides of each take the bad rap, but they are also rising. Their original intentions have been changing over the years. For example, the republican party, believe it or not, was in favor of abolishing slavery back in the day. Now, there's the majority-democrat biased media that keeps slamming anything remotely right-wing. The poor choice of leaders is partially due to fault of democracy itself. You have idiots who vote for idiots. And to be fair, every one on the ballot for this year's elections are idiots.

[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;35700454]The Second Amendment is there to allow us to overthrow the government if it ever comes to that[/QUOTE]Out of curiosity, where does it say that in the text of the Second Amendment? [editline]24th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Bobie;35701233]what i'd like to know is how you can 'know' about politics other than the basic shit. i thought opinions on a country's direction were entirely subjective[/QUOTE]That's policy. [editline]24th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Stonecycle;35701250]Quite. Both sides, republican and democrat, are a little too far on their far sides. Not only do the liberal sides of each take the bad rap, but they are also rising. Their original intentions have been changing over the years. For example, the republican party, believe it or not, was in favor of abolishing slavery back in the day. Now, there's the majority-democrat biased media that keeps slamming anything remotely right-wing. The poor choice of leaders is partially due to fault of democracy itself. You have idiots who vote for idiots. And to be fair, every one on the ballot for this year's elections are idiots.[/QUOTE]"majority-democrat biased media" What the fuck are you talking about? Also, just because that may be how the parties felt in the nineteenth century does not mean they are anything like that at all these days.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;35701258]Out of curiosity, where does it say that in the text of the Second Amendment? [editline]24th April 2012[/editline] That's policy. [editline]24th April 2012[/editline] "majority-democrat biased media" What the fuck are you talking about? Also, just because that may be how the parties felt in the nineteenth century does not mean they are anything like that at all these days.[/QUOTE] [quote], more open-minded, more empathetic and more receptive to criticism[/quote] i meant more this

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;35701218]He's not obligated to talk to you. The rating system is a very quick way of someone expressing their opinion without needing to delve in to a five page fight with someone.[/QUOTE] While that may be true, I'd actually like to hear why he thinks that my opinions are stupid.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;35701258]"majority-democrat biased media" What the fuck are you talking about? Also, just because that may be how the parties felt in the nineteenth century does not mean they are anything like that at all these days.[/QUOTE] Most nonpartisan studies have shown a bias in favor of the Democratic party among mainstream media.