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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids of republicans tend to be happier.  Republicans tend to have a more hopeful perspective than democrats.  Democrats tend to amplify the negative to a degree that is terrifying and kids aren’t mature enough to recognize that some of it is hyperbole.  But even when it is hyperbole, the general undertone of democrats is a sad and dire view of humans, the country, the world, etc.  whereas republicans tend to have a more pragmatic view about trying to fix things that can be fixed and accept those that can’t.  I’m independent and that is my observation.  This forum is heavily democratic as is the NYT so I think it just naturally skews in a confirmation bias direction on things like this.  [/quote]

This made me laugh, as a former Republican (now party-less conservative). Have you ever listened to Republicans panicking when the Democrats are in leadership? Have you been on the receiving end of the insane emails Republicans have been sending out since the Tea Party came to prominence about how the world is ending?

The PP who mentioned that Republicans tend to me more religious - truly religious I'd question but they certainly are more culturally religious - is on to something. Regular religious service attendance correlates with more happiness, because it provides community + purpose. That said, a fairly low percentage of Republican "evangelicals" actually ever set foot in church...[/quote]

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And the majority of my church congregation is democratic so this is a baseless generalization. And no I don’t share ‘doomsday’ views with my kids but rather ‘ what can we do individually to improve things’, and we do those things with purpose (reducing footprints, less single use plastic, volunteering through our church or scouts, helping neighbors when asked). Apparently I don’t fall anywhere in your back/white view of the world pp. [/quote]

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