The level of education one has is correlated with many things, chief amongst them is probably intelligence. It also has a good explanatory power for the political leanings of people. This has been documented in both rich and transition countries.
An interesting to question consider would be to see whether one can somehow explain certain political positions with level of intelligence. Of course, this is obviously a very sensitive topic. But the role of science is not to judge, but to find answers.
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