Conservatives Happier Than Liberals »
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Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life satisfaction and well-being than left-wingers, the new study found. Conservatives also scored highest on measures of rationalization, which gauge a person's tendency to justify, or explain away, inequalities.
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DropkickaLib4 months ago
Meaning that the ability to take personal responsibility for one's own life and fate, and expecting others to do the same, are preferable to the feelings of helplessness felt by Libs who are waiting for someone to save them.
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HannibalBarca4 months ago
What a crock of sh it.
You have enough problems of your own so you couldn't help anyone.
People are people, no one kind is better than the other, there are loser Cons, loser Dems, Loser Canucks and loser Americans,
only you seem to think you are above it all.....ROTFLMAO...you are no better or worse than any lib, just very poorly informed
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DropkickaLib4 months ago
What a crock of Canadian crapola! My biggest problem is having to read ignorant posts like yours. This article cited an empirical study. That means that the results came from scientific observations. Apparently, you are poorly informed or just anti-intellectual. Your embittered tone supports the results.
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hyperbola4 months ago
This is what you are proud of?
""" "It is not really that big a problem if some people have more of a chance in life than others," and "This country would be better off if we worried less about how equal people are."""
Sounds like "screw everybody else" is your philosophy. The kind of thing that lets you support crimes against humanity such as the killing of a million iraqis for oil and israel.
I think it is a good thing that by posting this article you have shown how useless you are in american society.
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DropkickaLib4 months ago
First of all, I didn't post this. I don't have a "screw everybody else" philosopy. I do, however, believe that there is no substitute for individual effort. It's called personal responsibility. Perhaps that's the concept that confuses you. In any case, I'm sure you'll find someway to trace the problem back to the zionists.
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UnusualSuspect4 months ago
Why, Drop...you saying all Libs don't take personal responsibility for their lives and fates? My...talk about generalizing...
I might be a liberal Democrat, but I was raised with middle class ethics, and taught to always work hard and take responsibility for my thoughts and actions. I'm sure many other liberals were, too.
But how many conservatives will be happy and smiling after Obama wins on November 5?
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DropkickaLib4 months ago
Looking at the number of Dems who don't plan to vote for him because they're Clionton supporters, I don't see that happening.
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UnusualSuspect4 months ago
Ah, but my one sister (the lone Republican in the family) says she and a few of her Republican friends are tired of what's happened the last 8 years (she did vote for Bush in 2000, but passed in '04) and says they're going for a Democrat, altho she didn't indicate which one she favors...yet.
So maybe that will balance out the other factor...
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Teagen4 months ago
Unusual, I agree with your sister in several areas. I'm not fond of President Bush. Not because I'm currently based in Qatar or that we're at war but that he's not a conservative. He's like his father, closet liberals. As for McCain, he's the strongest Democrat running, when it comes to military and defense.
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injest4 months ago
"Ah, but my one sister (the lone Republican in the family) says she and a few of her Republican friends are tired of what's happened the last 8 years (she did vote for Bush in 2000, but passed in '04) and says they're going for a Democrat,"
Ever consider that your sister is telling you this just to keep peace in the family?
Are you planning on looking over her shoulder in the voting both? If not then how would you really know?
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mesodude4 months ago
"Ever consider that your sister is telling you this just to keep peace in the family?"
--What's scary about your post is that you probably have no clue as to how desperate and delusional you appear to be. What parts of "28% approval rating" and "least popular President in modern history" don't you understand? Bush is a colossal failure and even though Congress is less popular than he is, Democrats are still preferred over Republicans to lead our country. Face reality for once.
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donald514 months ago
Drop, everytime 82% of Americans stand up and say something now that Dumya has turned the country the wrong way - and you call it liberal noninvolvement! Its you acquiescent repugs/eva... who allowed 800 years of accepted western law be thrown out, the Constitution violated by eavesdroping, torture and preemptive war in violation of Geneva... the list is too long of your loss of real Amercan values!
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Teagen4 months ago
Don, where has the president really turned us the wrong way? The war here is going well. Locals are standing with us to push the terrorists and insurgents out of their communities. In Afghanistan, there is progress being made daily. Back home there are problems but most of that has been caused by laws not being enforced. The "housing" crisis was caused by people taking out loans on homes they couldn't possibly pay for. When you lie on the application and the banks failed to properly follow up, it's still not my problem. Banks have failed before and I'm sure they'll fail again. As to jobs, my new husband has had problems finding qualified people for their plants in Wisconsin and the new plant in Ohio. They're actually paying full wages for people to attend classes at the technical colleges.
As to American values, even though Bush is a liberal, I trust him more than I do comrades Clinton or Obama.
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flyonthewallzz4 months ago
I have read your last sentence at least 10 times, I have to admit I do not understand it.
This may sound strange, but you have been in my thoughts.
Your words and those of that little monkey beneath me have at times tempered my knee-jerk Liberal response.
This may be another opaque comment.
Please take it in a good way.
And by the way I usually disagree with both of you, but with respect.
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flyonthewallzz4 months ago
Donald51:
I do not understand your negative vote.
I realize that you have served this country as well.
I have no place speaking, but I think it is important to separate the polemics from the sacrifice.
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mesodude4 months ago
Don, where has the president really turned us the wrong way?
--Bush and the GOP brought you the largest government and debt in history and the scorn of most of the international community (so much for spreading democracy), ground our military down to the point we're begging our allies for help in Afghanistan and felons for help to fight in Iraq and you ask where he "really turned us the wrong way"? OMFG It's like cons live in a parallel universe. By the way, it's nice that you think the war is going "well." How do the Iraqis who weren't being blown to bits on a daily basis before we decided to illegally invade their country feel about the progress?
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dissent4 months ago
hey dimbulb, it WAS illegal, it STILL IS illegal and it will ALWAYS BE illegal. ESPECIALLY according to the UN. google hans blix, kofi annan, security council, etc, etc. and WHAT made it all the MORE illegal is that the reason bush, cheney, rice, rumsfeld, powell and the rest of the gang of criminals gave for it proved to be A BIG FAT LIE!! NO WMDS. NO WMDS. NO WMDS. NO WMDS. got that? NO.... W.... M.... D.... S.
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mesodude4 months ago
What I love is how cons consider our government a monarchy one moment and then all about consensus and group decision making the next. When you want Bush to obfuscate the law, we hear "the buck stops here" and he's "the decider." When something in his administration goes horribly wrong (as has happened on numerous occasions), lo and behold, the bucks start getting passed with gusto. Bill Clinton balanced the budget (but we're quickly reminded that he was "forced" to do it by a Republican Congress). On second thought...maybe Bill Clinton left Bush with a recession (and suddenly any and all references to Congress are left out of the discussion). Cons are some truly acrobatic flip-floppers.
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ADAGUY4 months ago
"even though Bush is a liberal, I trust him more than I do comrades Clinton or Obama."
They you are either in denial, or you haven't been paying attention for the last 8 years.
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newbie04204 months ago
"But how many conservatives will be happy and smiling after Obama wins on November 5?"
I imagine just about as many liberals that were happy and smiling when bush won twice....
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tkyrchncs4 months ago
They'll be just as happy as pigs in sh!t, they wont have to initiate anything and can just sit back and obstruct and blame-
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mesodude4 months ago
Feeling any better? All I was pointing out was that the GOP broke the record for most filibusters this past fall and they've been going strong ever since. Yet, they claimed Democrats were such horrible obstructionists when they were in the minority. Republicans PLUNGED us trillions of dollars into debt and gave us the largest government in history. But cons pretend the last 8 years never happened and it's 2000 all over again. You backed the most unpopular President in modern history and the least productive GOP Congress probably of any Congress ever and the best you have in your arsenal is the lie that Democrats will do a worse job (even though the last time a Democrat was in the White House was one of the most prosperous times in history). Inverted, bizarro con logic. How do we combat it?
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mesodude4 months ago
"Clinton had the results of three Republican Presidents and was forced kicking and screaming to balance the budget by Republicans"
Hehehe...I totally love it. Clinton was "forced" to be fiscally disciplined by the GOP Congress but magically, the so called results "of three Republican Presidents" (under DEMOCRATIC party led Congresses) were achieved soley by the Presidents themselves. Amazing how cons can lie, twist and spin. Wow
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mesodude4 months ago
Yeah, we heard the same predictions in 2006 and remind us what happened? Exactly. Your silly desperate yammering was all for naught. ;-) Instead, we saw the beginning of the corrupt and disgracefully criminal GOP's Chimplosion. I do believe we currently have a "SF LIBERAL" second in line for the Presidency, Wolfie. Women, gays and blacks are doing the oversight RepubliCONS refused to do (and which got their sorry @sses kicked out of power). And racist, women-hating, homophobic, neoclowns have been like a swarm of angry drunken bees ever since.
You've repeatedly obstructed the wishes of the American people and come fall, the GOP will go down entirely in a stunning ball of flaming defeat and horrific failure. And you'll be lucky if you control the Congress again in another forty years (if ever). ROTFLMAO
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donald514 months ago
SF liberal, what carpola! Its the Repug Congress that threw out all the laws regulating big business and Dumya defunded government agencies to monitor business further. Look at Dumya, all he can do is ask industry to monitor itself!
The Repug ownership of government caused the Great Depression too (even Newt Gingrich has said so). What part of e coli beef, tainted toys, high gas, bad drugs, now high food don't you get? What part of sole source unaudited government contracts don't you comprehend? What part of devaluing the dollar don't you grasp as gold has increased over 250% since Dumya has been president. Yes, you do rationalize...wrongly
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mesodude4 months ago
Cape, the sad thing is that you have no idea the extent to which you come across as a hypocrite when the best you can offer is the equivalent of "I know you are but what am I." This does not build the case the cons are about accountability and personal responsibility. By the way, I find it hilarious that you conjobs attributed the GOP's colossal failure to get ANYTHING done in their 6 years in power to obstruction by the Democrats and you somehow know that that high fuel and food prices are the Democrats' fault (rather than the fault of con support for two gigantic OIL sucking wars which are jacking up the cost of everything. Oh, it wouldn't hurt if we could count on our friends in the international community for support so we weren't going it alone in Afghanistan. And who do we have to thank for that? Why, your hero George W Bush, of course. ;-P
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mesodude4 months ago
"You poor libs. The Democrat congress is lower rated than "
--And the GOP is the reason (which explains why you failed to mention that Americans still trust Democrats over Republicans to run our country, Endo). Keep ignoring reality. ;-)
"Led by White flag Harry and hug a terrorist Pelosie. What a crew."
--Wow. That's surely the first time I've ever heard such comments about Democrats, Endo. Your humor is always on the cutting edge. ;-)
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donald514 months ago
..he meant those senatorial repugs who still back Dumya's vetos... never the rule of law or a person's conscience with a repug - just the party line. One should never say never though as the Repugs didn't like Dumya's port deal and they didn't like him giving amnesty although amnesty is given freely if these immigrants will join out military (OK, so you can always at least rely on Repugs to vote the bottom line, regardless of scrupples)! Bottom line than party line for you repugs... never the rule of law unless its convenient for the moment to say so!
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Wolfie20074 months ago
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I will be smiling because you and I both know that Obama can not win the Presidency. Get real the votes will not be there for him. Obama must have white males to vote for him enmass and that won't happen. You can call it racist bigotry but it won't change the fact that he can't be elected.
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UnusualSuspect4 months ago
Ah, wolfie..
To see you in person and wager a bet with you...I'd savor that...LOL...
You, DropKick, AsMuchSpinAsAnyoneElseDave, saint, and a few others will get a special e-mail from me for a full week after Obama wins...just so you know...be prepared for it...
It won't be gloating, of course...just a simple friendly told-you-so...LOL...
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mesodude4 months ago
"Get real the votes will not be there for him. Obama must have white males to vote for him enmass and that won't happen."
--That's really strange because depending on the thread I'm in, cons think racism is or isn't a problem in America. I wish wingjobs would stop flip-flopping like McCain (you vote for someone who, less than a year ago you swore to high heaven you couldn't trust in a million years--talk about lying, party-loyal neocon whack jobs). You're making sane people dizzy with your constant lies and inconsistencies.
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injest4 months ago
"Why, Drop...you saying all Libs don't take personal responsibility for their lives and fates? My...talk about generalizing.."
"talk about generalizing" Ya mean like small town folks "get bitter" after which "they cling to guns or religion, or antipathy to people who aren't like them, or anti-immigrant sentiment, or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
Why support one "generalizing" and not the other?
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Candida4 months ago
DropkickaLib: "the results came from scientific observations"
So you accept the result of the study as scientific? Then I assume you also accept the explanation the researchers came up with. The article says: "Individuals with conservative ideologies are happier than liberal-leaners, and new research pinpoints the reason: Conservatives rationalize social and economic inequalities." Do you know what the word "rationalize" means?
"to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes."
It's easier to be happy when you blame the victim for his/her misfortune then when you feel responsible for your fellow human beings.
(BTW, I have no idea how this ended up here. It was a response to DropkickaLib)
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AntiNeoCon4 months ago
I have a tendency to agree with DropBrain, conservatives (like Rush Limball) are happier once they have their drugs. :)
Most are chronic complainers, whiners, and crybabies...so the drugs do work if they take large amounts often and smoke some weed. Hell, I saw one smiling just last week.
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Dionys4 months ago
"Conservatives also scored highest on measures of rationalization, which gauge a person's tendency to justify, or explain away, inequalities. "
Enough said.
Conservatives are happy because they can lie to themselves just as well as the conservatives in office have been lying to the American public.
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NoSpinDave4 months ago
"I see Dionys has showed up to give us the muslim terrorist pov."
Yep, still banging away on his computer from his cave in parts unknown!
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Beau78904 months ago
Geez, tanglang. Did you even read the article?
The quote in Dionys's comment came from there--and though you might dispute the study's findings, it came from NYU and was funded by the U.S. government. I don't believe the Dept. of Homeland Security (or anyone else) has labeled either of those institutions "Muslim terrorist" organizations.
In fact, did ANY of you reactionary conservatives read the article before commenting?
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dissent4 months ago
Rationalization (psychology), the process of constructing a logical justification for a decision that was originally arrived at through a different mental process
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalization
but cons just think it's the opposite of irrational
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pc254 months ago
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/irrational
irrational
for the pythagoreans it came to mean something threatening, a hint that their world view might not make sense, which is today the other meaning of "irrational".
Adjective
Not rational; unfounded or nonsensical.
an irrational decision
Translations
unfounded or nonsensical
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