Elites require us to fear

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[–]Jackalope 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I know some very high IQ people who buy into the propaganda hook, line and sinker. High IQ people can believe in all manner of very stupid and irrational things. I also know some very stupid people who do not buy into the propaganda, but their reasoning is completely bonkers.

It would seem to me that IQ and the ability to think independently are both aspects of resisting propaganda techniques

[–]fschmidt 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Actually you are right, but my main point is that fear doesn't make people low IQ. Lack of independent thinking makes people obedient. So rephrasing the above: So the problem isn't really the elites, but rather the population of moronic sheep.

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He wrote that fear makes people ACT low IQ. Act stupid. Which... IT DOES. Have a loaded and cocked gun pointed at your head and try to solve a complex problem. In such circumstances, even an individual such as you would understand.

In the end, if your view is shaped by the desire to see yourself as superior to others, you will succeed in that. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. But then again you'd need a modicum of actual smarts to realize that.

[–]Jackalope 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

So the problem isn't really the elites, but rather the population of moronic sheep.

Yeah, I am in agreement.