Report the problem and if they don’t believe you or are unwilling to act, leave. Either way, start looking for a new job right away in case things don’t go your way.

It’s neither. It is wilful ignorance. All those studies sorting political affiliations by education, IQ and whatnot never show a difference that is nearly as large as these kind of comments suggest. There are small trends, but not more.

The average IQ of republicans isn’t much lower. They just choose to squander their potential. Never underestimate the potential often human beings to lie to themselves. It is one of our most honed skills.

That escalated pretty hard, didn’t it?