To be confused by those flags, you need to have a functional brain that allows you to understand the contradictions. If yours is not functional or you don’t have one at all, then there are no contradictions to make you confused.
In my experience, smart people are simply more adept at coming up with clever ways to rationalize the contradictions in their beliefs. You don’t have to be stupid to be hateful.
To be confused by those flags, you need to have a functional brain that allows you to understand the contradictions. If yours is not functional or you don’t have one at all, then there are no contradictions to make you confused.
In my experience, smart people are simply more adept at coming up with clever ways to rationalize the contradictions in their beliefs. You don’t have to be stupid to be hateful.
No, you don’t have to be stupid to be hateful. But you have to be stupid to join a hate group that hates you.