Why Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals

[jillian]

Was it JS. Mills who said "It's better to be a dissatisfied socrates than a satisfied pig"?


Since this is from fox news, I'll assume it isn't meant to be that serious, because it seems like they wanted to bash liberals, but ended up bashing conservatives instead. lol

Isn't that how this thread began, too?

 

[CharlestonChad]

Ok, so the lib stance is that...if you're happy, you must be stupid?

What a load of crap.

And Larkinn is right...religion does help with happiness because it teaches ways to deal with stress, gives a person ideals to work towards, and provides a support system (members of like faith...churches, synagogues, mosques, etc.)

There's also contentment in feeling you have some control over your life and your environment, and taking responsibility for your behavior, your attitude, your life, and your choices. If you feel that no matter what you do, the world is a horrible place and everybody is just as miserable as you are, well of course you aren't going to be very happy.

BTW, regarding the sex thing....people who are married have sex more often than their unmarried counterparts (which is actually a good thing), and since conservatives are typically married and liberals often aren't (maybe because liberals are often younger, eschew the institution of marriage, etc), well of course Conservatives are getting more overall. Which makes them happier and live longer.....

It's great to be conservative.

bwaahahahaha.

Who has the most sex right now? 16-30 year olds. What age group is the most liberal? 16-30 year olds. What age group of adults is the least likely to be married? 16-30 year olds.



Anyways, this is a stupid argument anyways. Being happy is a conservative idea. The pursuit of happiness is a liberal idea. If you're happy, you don't want things to change. If you are unhappy, then you want things to change. Liberals want change and conservatives don't. But that's just about politics. I think in everyone's personal life all political ideologies are equally happy. Conservatives have Jesus and public restrooms. Liberals have Obama and marijuana.

 

[rayboyusmc]

as it JS. Mills who said "It's better to be a dissatisfied socrates than a satisfied pig"?

Well, we can be pretty sure it wasn't a conservative pig.