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CaptainTruth

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41. No. Thankfully I only know two, friends of my wife's family.

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:46 PM

Sep 2014

The first time I met them some months ago we went to dinner & they spent the whole evening complaining. Not about the food or anything in their immediate environment, all of it was about the government & society. By the end of it I was ready to suggest that perhaps they'd be happier living in another country. And of course they (in their minds) were RIGHT about everything & everyone else was WRONG, even though pretty much everything they said had already been shown to be untrue (Republifaux talking points).

As for the study claiming conservatives are happier, I'll say 1) I believe they THINK they're happier because of their smug sense of being "right" about everything, even though they're not really happier in terms of what most people would consider happiness, & 2) I believe they define happiness differently than liberals. I'm sure the two I met for dinner were quite happy that they had the opportunity to spend an evening complaining & criticizing. To them that was a happy evening. To me? Not so much.

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Are the republicans you know generally happy people? [View all] NightWatcher Sep 2014 OP

I agreee..all the repugs I know are miserable fucks. RagAss Sep 2014 #1

Same here. CentralMass Sep 2014 #26

Ditto. SoapBox Sep 2014 #35

I know some that seem to be happy. bigwillq Sep 2014 #2

I know many Republicans who don't watch Fox or parrot talking points, nor do they Brickbat Sep 2014 #3

I find some republicans carry quite a chip on their shoulder and an attitude of a right of RKP5637 Sep 2014 #4

Some of the well-off ones seem to be that way customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #5

Even spread across all groups short of fringe folks... Oktober Sep 2014 #6

I don't know many. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #7

No. They think others want to take their stuff. hunter Sep 2014 #8

I have seen many happy Republicans and families yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #9

I agree. And for such an anti-PC crowd, they sure... JaneyVee Sep 2014 #10

the few Republicans I know are surly, suspicious and unfriendly rurallib Sep 2014 #11

Conservatives are happier than liberals. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #12

Chances are they're not the types who obsessively rant online about "THE LEFT". alp227 Sep 2014 #19

I will point out that Half-Century Man Sep 2014 #29

Isn't this what we call an "opinion"? defacto7 Sep 2014 #36

Those who are well-to-do seem happy to me lolly Sep 2014 #37

I wonder if these studies accounted for a phenomenon I have witnessed in my life often. stillwaiting Sep 2014 #65

Nicely stated. edgineered Sep 2014 #69

Say they are happy treestar Sep 2014 #70

Exactly. Every Republican I know claims to be happy while complaining very angrily about everything. ieoeja Sep 2014 #74

Good point. SheilaT Sep 2014 #84

My observations WhiteAndNerdy Sep 2014 #13

Agree! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #15

That's exactly what it was like dealing w/family recently. Well-said. arcane1 Sep 2014 #18

The last time I went to visit my brother's house--then living in Northern CA-- mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #60

Yes, they're very manipulative lolly Sep 2014 #40

Your post pretty much echoed my views. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #14

Ignorance is bliss. nt NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #16

I've sort of lost touch with most of them because they were so miserable tularetom Sep 2014 #17

My husband is very happy Seeking Serenity Sep 2014 #20

Nope. Not even the millionaire Foxnews types I know are happy. Rex Sep 2014 #21

Not generally Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #22

good reading, there! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #34

+1 Populist_Prole Sep 2014 #50

And the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton treestar Sep 2014 #71

Some are happy. Some are not. 840high Sep 2014 #23

My brother in law is a fox business addict kimbutgar Sep 2014 #24

Most that I know are not so much unhappy, but blissfully, stubornly ignorant. DrewFlorida Sep 2014 #25

I haven't noticed a difference goldent Sep 2014 #27

They seem quietly giddy lately CANDO Sep 2014 #28

The few in my life seem less happy overall to me. Half-Century Man Sep 2014 #30

What I am getting from this thread is that Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #31

Well... defacto7 Sep 2014 #43

Cool survey, bro - thanks for reposting it! hatrack Sep 2014 #67

The minority of Republicans that do not watch Fox (hate media) are more Dawson Leery Sep 2014 #32

I think the more political a person is Union Scribe Sep 2014 #33

Nailed it. NCTraveler Sep 2014 #87

I know a few and they seem like happy people Marrah_G Sep 2014 #38

A mixed bag. KentuckyWoman Sep 2014 #39

No. Thankfully I only know two, friends of my wife's family. CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #41

Major Bingo for your first paragraph Populist_Prole Sep 2014 #51

The core thing, as you've pointed out SheilaT Sep 2014 #85

Who's to know who is happy and who is not? defacto7 Sep 2014 #42

I don't know how happy they are in general. I do know LibDemAlways Sep 2014 #44

So happy......... that they are mass suicidal. Praying for the Rapture ErikJ Sep 2014 #45

The few I have spoken to in depth are very ignorant and lack skills to glinda Sep 2014 #46

They also brag about the times they screwed someone over as if it proves their superiority. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #47

They're angry at the world. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #48

In general, they are the angriest, unhappiest, most fearful large group of people in the US. nt Zorra Sep 2014 #49

I know Republicans who are very happy, and very nice people. They don't sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #52

+1000000 nt Quackers Sep 2014 #58

Well...Only happy "on paper". But jeez almighty let me count the ways....... Populist_Prole Sep 2014 #53

The few that I know well do not seem to be very content people. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #54

That's how I see it too marions ghost Sep 2014 #56

Do you remember Robert D. Novak? Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #55

A few in my family. Angry people; 24/7 Fox viewers. Here's what's interesting... lamp_shade Sep 2014 #57

I think this is correct. Obama brought a lot of racism out in the open that previously mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #61

Yes. (nt) Inkfreak Sep 2014 #59

The repubilCONs I know aren't madokie Sep 2014 #62

Moderates seem generally happier than extremists on both sides. IronLionZion Sep 2014 #63

I have not noticed any correlation between happiness and political affiliation. badtoworse Sep 2014 #64

Generally, no - they're by and large the most fearful people in my life hatrack Sep 2014 #66

Conservatives make bad comedians and poor lovers. randome Sep 2014 #68

Well, the hookers in convention towns think so eridani Sep 2014 #93

Happiness is proportional to the amount of Faux Newz being watched that day/week/month. tridim Sep 2014 #72

I've managed to cut almost all of them out of my life, but Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #73

Honestly among people I know, I can't correlate happiness to political party. MadrasT Sep 2014 #75

Republicans that are doing well are happy. louis-t Sep 2014 #76

The wealthy ones are living fat and the others are blissfully ignorant. polichick Sep 2014 #77

The ones I know are angry with misdirected blame. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #78

Pretty much yes, they are happy because they don't think much beyond the present. tech3149 Sep 2014 #79

I have yet to meet a Republican face-to-face sakabatou Sep 2014 #80

Well, this thread shows liberals are happy telling everyone how miserable conservatives are snooper2 Sep 2014 #81

Think most of my neighbors are happy Repugs TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #82

the happiest people i know aren't political whatsoever Islandurp Sep 2014 #83

That, too. TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #89

The most conservative person I know is just about the most.... NCTraveler Sep 2014 #86

Some will define themselves as genuinely happy. haele Sep 2014 #88

I think many I know are more self-satisfied than what I think of as happy n/t deutsey Sep 2014 #90

I think personal happiness - like personal niceness and personal nastiness cuts across all party Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #91

As happy as the average Democrat, Progressive or Independent AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #92