Why is it that people try to sound smarter than they are when it comes to politics?
100149
I believe you're talking about pseudo-intellectualism. It's very annoying, I agree. Just ignore those people, these have inadequacy issues...
165025
Maybe it is because they really don't have anything substantial or intelligent to say.  Therefore, in order to be cool, they say "Duh.." just to get more points on here.  Who knows?
327507
1. young people are less wise, perhaps, because they lack experience. This isn't the same as intelligence. A lot of older people bypass wisdom and just get jaded instead.\n\n2. Political beliefs are based on any number of things, and, as you've noticed, listening to political debates of late, wisdom isn't always a feature. There are stupid liberals and stupid conservatives. There are also some very clever liberals.\n\n3. That's not what allegorical means.
721484
Because when you are dealing with politics you must not expect things to be logical.
345343
One word... strategery. \nBut seriously, some people would rather not be sheep - mindlessly following whoever is leading.  Education and credentials do not necessarily indicate intelligence.  Why don't I become president? I would rather do something that will have a positive effect on the future, like teach. As opposed to sending innocent men and women to other countries to die so that I can increase my wealth via the oil industry.
468462
Poeple can be a smart as a tact but sometimes they can act dumber than you would ever think. Maybe he is just playing dumb to see what happens or either he is dumb when it comes to certain things since you never said about what I take it as anything in general...K
442608
NO they don't.\n\nAnd then they get angry if someone tries to correct them.\n\nIt's like, well excuse me for trying to help you seem more intelligent then what you are portraying.
1019367
Everyone wants to be right. They think if they say it loud enough or often enough, every else will agree with them. Politics are based on our beliefs not our knowledge.
919102
While that's a noble ideal, it is human nature to disagree.  Everyone has their own set of life experiences that helped shape their beliefs and the priority they give different aspects of life, including those that intersect with the government.  Also, for the intellectually lazy, it's simply easier to demonize opponents instead of addressing their concerns and engaging in reasoned debate.
1155888
The smartest person in the room would know not to treat people that way. The person you're describing sounds like they have an "attention seeking" problem, not intelligence.
574901
Some people are truly less intelligent than others.  It isn't necessarily their fault, but we weren't all made equal.  Other people just see things from a different perspective than you can see them from.  Still other people appear to be stupid because they have a different value system than you do so that forces them to make a different decision, not necessarily better or worse, depends on their perspective.
664439
The question is when shutting up people that APPARENTLY don't know what they're talking about is (and, most of the time, is) a discriminatory act, that will establish some people above others based on half a dozen of pricks thinks that is considered intelligence or know-how in given areas.\n\nI've lately came to the conclusion that, more often than not, people actually KNOW what they're talking about -- they just use less refined language, and have a more broad approach of things -- and they know just as much as some people who have a a more refined language and choose to be snob when giving answers.\n\nIf you feel annoyed when people don't seem to know what they're talking about, try one of three things :\n\n*ignore them, and let them be (one day, you could be considered the ignorant one...)\n*change subject\n*ask them questions that challenge them to defend better their position and give more consistent arguments.\n\nI understand that it can be anoying at times, but freedom of speech is one of the best things we've got =).
605349
Why do some people confuse obscure wordplay with being genuinely intelligent?
643069
Definately some people wanna fight, or try to make others look stupid.  Some just want to discuss, educate, debate, preach, or legitimately learn.
893493
Start with the fact that really front edge bright and well-educated people don't do this. Nice uneducated ones don't either. Take those two groups away, and what you have is the base of yahoo answers political boards.\n\nThe reason some people do it, the mean ones, is to feel better. It's release to call someone an idiot on a big loudspeaker from behind a curtain where you'll never be seen or called to account for your comments. It's exactly like prank calls or vandalism. Messing with people by remote control.\n\nThe reason a lot of other people do it -- call them middle brow users -- is because once you pigeonhole and demonize a group with a stereotype, they are in a tidy box, and you don't have to bother with trying to see things from their point of view anymore.  Instead, you just kneejerk "oh, it's the Nabobs", and you're done with it. It's intellectual laziness. But sometimes the way a middlebrow goes about it is superficially clever, and indicative of the fact they aren't 100% dummies, at very least. They have some sort of language skills and ability to entertain, if not great insight. If you think about it, that's what a lot of radio talk """pundits""" have too: superficial verbal agility, with no real insight.\n\nBut whoever does it, it's not useful, and ultimately damaging to the public dialog on issues.
122021
I really think that people are lazy when it comes to politics.  The problem is that they whine about the government but they do not take the time to influence their vote.  So many just go with what someone elses friend convinced them to do.  Most likely that person is voting their pocket book and the people they get to vote their way is dramatically effected in a negative way.\n\nIt pays to research when it comes to high offices as much as it does for state and local.  If you do not know who you are voting for you are wasting your time and the whole nations.  A guess in the poll booth is like a guess on a test.  Sort of like getting an A+ or a D+ or even a F.\nPeople say that one vote does not make a difference but when it comes to individuals that do not take the time to research there are many of them.  These masses can influence a vote in major ways.\n\nSo I ask that anyone research and vote for the best person.
610141
What makes you think this?\n\nYou are really stupid if you think you can decide what we think for us.\n\nOf course your political opinions are not the most well thought out and they are rather poorly presented.  (Why should anybody listen to you when you keep acting like an idiot?)