The paternalistic argument is that the low-IQ voters will be misled, and vote _against_ their own interests. That they just will vote for whatever higher-IQ gro

The paternalistic argument is that the low-IQ voters will be misled, and vote _against_ their own interests. That they just will vote for whatever higher-IQ group can best market to them, and will get a basket of outcomes that is, at best, indifferent to their specific needs. This argument is very dismissive the agency of these individuals. I would argue that largely happens today, but not on the basis of IQ. Large chunks of western countries believe all sorts of (what I would consider) crazy things. And IQ isn't the driving force of belief here. None of this is an argument to disenfranchise segments of the populace. But it is also increasingly naive to believe that voters vote on the basis of rational self-interest, and we need to have serious discussions about how to counter the forces that drive that, be it IQ, misinformation, in-group/out-group dynamics and more.