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  • Cal Cogburn posted an update in the group National News 1 year, 1 month ago

    The ”answer” is Liberals, not age or looks….
    It can all be boiled down to one, simple reason: liberals and Democrats, as
    a whole, go through life with a giant chip on their shoulder. They are
    perpetually outraged. They paint themselves as constant victims, always
    offended by something, always somehow being victimized and picked on, and
    always out to find the latest injustice to conquer. Democrats also tend to
    look to government to solve all of these problems, rather than to
    themselves, as conservatives do. Conservatives believe the individual is
    responsible for his or her life; liberals do not. Knowing that you are
    responsible for yourself is extremely empowering; feeling like there are
    endless problems in the world and you’ve got to get politicians in
    Washington to solve them for you can lead to a strong feeling of
    helplessness.

    Most young people start out as naive, idealistic liberals. But as they get
    older, that changes. They get more conservative, usually because they grow
    up. But just imagine that you never get out of that liberal mindset. You go
    through your whole life trying to check people into a victim box, always
    feeling offended, always trying to right all of the wrongs in the world, and
    always blaming conservatives for it. It’s no wonder you’d end up miserable when
    you get older! Going through your entire life feeling like that would make
    you a very angry, bitter, jealous, selfish person — and often, that
    describes aging liberals to a T.

    All in all, being a Republican gives you a 7% edge in the happiness
    department, which doesn’t sound like much, but it’s a greater factor than
    race, ethnicity, or gender. And just a reminder — Republicans have the
    advantage across all class lines as well, from upper class to middle class
    to lower class. Lower class Republicans are happier than lower class
    Democrats. Middle class Republicans are happier than middle class Democrats.
    And upper class Republicans are happier than upper class Democrats.

    And I’ll say it again. It’s because of the difference in world view. I’m
    sure the trolls will come out in force for saying this, but it is what it
    is. Liberalism is poisonous. It not only is politically poisonous,
    destroying whatever poor country you inflict liberal policies on, but it’s
    poisonous in your personal life as well.

    I’d suspect, though, that deep down liberals would be happy to hear it. It’s
    one more thing they can check off on their victimhood list, isn’t it?

    • 3 people like this.
    • HDrider63

      Yes, that sums it up nicely……

      1 year, 1 month ago
    • GERRY S

      One note you made…as liberals grow older they become more conservative. I know many seniors and most are democrats,unfortunately. As seniors age they become more scared about their financial condition and want to rely on someone else,like the govt, to protect them. In todays world their own children do not want the responsibility.

      1 year, 1 month ago