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'''Intellectual dishonesty''' is lying about one's own beliefs. Liberals, and those on the left generally, are more inclined to this form of [[deceit]] than conservatives. | '''Intellectual dishonesty''' is lying about one's own beliefs. Liberals, and those on the left generally, are more inclined to this form of [[deceit]] than conservatives. | ||
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| + | [[Charles Murray]] wrote; | ||
| + | :In their heart of hearts, intellectual elites, especially liberal ones, have two nasty secrets regarding IQ. First, they really believe that IQ is the be-all and end-all of human excellence and that someone with a low IQ is inferior. Second, they are already sure that the black - white IQ difference is predominantly genetic and that this is a calamity -- such a calamity indeed that it must not be spoken about, even to oneself. To raise these issues holds a mirror up to the elites' most desperately denied inner thoughts. [http://www.eugenics.net/papers/mssel.html] | ||
Revision as of 18:03, July 20, 2007
Intellectual dishonesty is lying about one's own beliefs. Liberals, and those on the left generally, are more inclined to this form of deceit than conservatives.
Charles Murray wrote;
- In their heart of hearts, intellectual elites, especially liberal ones, have two nasty secrets regarding IQ. First, they really believe that IQ is the be-all and end-all of human excellence and that someone with a low IQ is inferior. Second, they are already sure that the black - white IQ difference is predominantly genetic and that this is a calamity -- such a calamity indeed that it must not be spoken about, even to oneself. To raise these issues holds a mirror up to the elites' most desperately denied inner thoughts. [1]