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Populist_Prole

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Reply to Prophet 451 (Reply #22)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 03:01 AM

Sep 2014

I'll have a post of my own down-thread, so your words will preclude many of mine. But you are right-on.

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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