The Surprising Reason Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals
Liberal country citizens happier than those in conservative govts.
But conservative iindividuals happier than liberals.
What gives?
The Cs marry and r religious. Both factors are happiness contributors.
The Cs rationalize inequality. Happy with status quo.
Article says notn about Moderates. How about them Moderates?
The floor is open for questions and statements and opinions.
Re: Conservatives happier than liberals
I guess when you are religious, you have something to fall back on when times are tough. You pray, you ask for guidance, you take it as God’s will. All that brings peace in your mind which is synonymous to happiness.
Re: Conservatives happier than liberals
Yes. There is some merit to that.
Ignorance is bliss indeed.
Btw did you read the article TLK. It’s not that they are happier because they have found faith. They are happier because they are less concerned with others well being. Being in their own bubble keeps them happy.
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^ That captures the essence of the article.
Re: Conservatives happier than liberals
what in the radical left wing are you talking about? 
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The country has shifted so far to the right due to our friends in Faux that common sense is now branded as radical left wing.
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The nature of the article sounds more like the scripts from talk radio. You know those heavyweight right wingers, going on and on about nonsense.
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“We e are definitely not suggesting people adopt conservative views in order to be happy,” Dr. Oscar Holmes IV, a professor of management at the university, told The Huffington Post in an email. “This could actually be detrimental to all citizens because countries actually need a good deal of citizens with liberal political orientations to continue to fight for and advance the causes that are representative of liberal governments.”
I think while the article may have sent mixed messages, this para summarizes it nicely, IMO.