wedrifid comments on On the Power of Intelligence and Rationality - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 24 December 2009 03:23:25PM *  1 point [-]

"Hitler rose to a place of prominence in the early years of the party (1919 - 1923) largely as a result of his considerable skills in oratory, organization and promotion."

Yes- notice how rationality and intelligence are not on that list.

Intelligence should be, or at least it should be acknowledged that high generalised intelligence allowed success in the diverse combination of skills mentioned.