Posted by Dinah on March 21, 2006, at 18:44:15
In reply to A bit about PBK for non-US posters..., posted by Racer on March 21, 2006, at 17:40:53
I turned down everything. I have no idea even what I turned down. :)
To me that was the joy of college. The ability to say no to whatever I wanted without fear of parental censure. (If only because they didn't know anything.)
It would be interesting, and I'm sure someone's done it, to see a study of effectiveness as president or prime minister as compared to IQ. I never think of a really high IQ as being something I look for in a candidate. I tend to look for integrity and ideals that match with mine and a certain amount of charisma that would enable them to get the job done, and an ability to work well with others (ok, maybe the last one isn't true). But when I think over the five or so political figures in my adult lifetime that I've actually supported (as opposed to considering the least bad choice), I know that two and possibly three or four had an IQ well above above average and significant intellectual accomplishments. Hmmmmm... I'll have to think of what that says about me.
Ok, does anyone know about my favorite historical leaders? Did they have high IQ's? Washington, Lincoln, Winston Churchill?
My favorite all time leader (in terms of leadership style) was fictional. Captain Kirk. But I don't think he was portrayed as a genius.
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