Anonymous wrote:My brother is so terrified that my boys will become self-hating because of learned "wokeness" at college that he's not speaking to me. He thinks I'm harming them akin to child abuse.

So in our family, I'd say yes.

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Anonymous wrote:Conservatives are more sexually attractive and physically stronger than liberals in scientific surveys. This leads to better treatment and less reliance on community resources along with less insecurity. The better genetics also lead to less illness along with greater happiness.

[citation needed]

Conservatives better looking

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/10/conservatives-really-are-better-looking-research-says/

Conservatives stronger physically

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886923003161

White liberals dominate the mental illness patient population

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/22/white-liberals-more-likely-have-mental-health-cond/

Selection bias. Conservatives do not seek treatment.

No. We just don’t think everything needs to be fixed. We accept that there are good days and bad. The people go through phases. That some summers are hotter and some winters have more snow. We don’t look at every sad day or big storm as indicative of some major mental crisis worthy of medical intervention or every bad storm as evidence of climate change. My biggest opposition to trans medical intervention is that for the most part I view it as a phase. Like the little girl who loves horses she much she canters around and whinnies as if she is a horse. Puberty is awkward and many of the changes it brings are unwelcome. Being uncomfortable with it is both normal and a phase. I am not afraid of trans people but I don’t think that the majority of kids claiming to be trans are actually trans. I have a close family member who is but the journey to get there took many years and he was well into adulthood before anything medical was done. And that’s totally ok. I am not saying climate change doesn’t exist. In fact it has existed forever as evident by the differences in the climate during the ice age as well as during the millions of years before. I just don’t think we can really do anything about it so I think it’s just not something I worry about. A single volcanic eruption can undue whatever “progress” we have made by shifting away from carbon based fuels. I think conservatives just accept that we can’t fix everything and that we should just enjoy our time here.

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Depression is more than good or bad days. Liberals are weaker and not as attractive. This creates sadness from a very young age and creates intractable depression that is predictable when you think about it. Seeking treatment can be effective or even as a placebo can save lives. The issue is when these people get into authority and lawmaking and are out for payback time consciously or unconsciously. They create misery like they have since Biden was elected and when regular people get a taste of it they reject it which just puts these people in a seething dangerous rage.

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Anonymous wrote:Conservatives are more sexually attractive and physically stronger than liberals in scientific surveys. This leads to better treatment and less reliance on community resources along with less insecurity. The better genetics also lead to less illness along with greater happiness.

[citation needed]

Conservatives better looking

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/10/conservatives-really-are-better-looking-research-says/

Conservatives stronger physically

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886923003161

White liberals dominate the mental illness patient population

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/22/white-liberals-more-likely-have-mental-health-cond/

Selection bias. Conservatives do not seek treatment.

No. We just don’t think everything needs to be fixed. We accept that there are good days and bad. The people go through phases. That some summers are hotter and some winters have more snow. We don’t look at every sad day or big storm as indicative of some major mental crisis worthy of medical intervention or every bad storm as evidence of climate change. My biggest opposition to trans medical intervention is that for the most part I view it as a phase. Like the little girl who loves horses she much she canters around and whinnies as if she is a horse. Puberty is awkward and many of the changes it brings are unwelcome. Being uncomfortable with it is both normal and a phase. I am not afraid of trans people but I don’t think that the majority of kids claiming to be trans are actually trans. I have a close family member who is but the journey to get there took many years and he was well into adulthood before anything medical was done. And that’s totally ok. I am not saying climate change doesn’t exist. In fact it has existed forever as evident by the differences in the climate during the ice age as well as during the millions of years before. I just don’t think we can really do anything about it so I think it’s just not something I worry about. A single volcanic eruption can undue whatever “progress” we have made by shifting away from carbon based fuels. I think conservatives just accept that we can’t fix everything and that we should just enjoy our time here.

Anonymous wrote:Conservatives are more sexually attractive and physically stronger than liberals in scientific surveys. This leads to better treatment and less reliance on community resources along with less insecurity. The better genetics also lead to less illness along with greater happiness.

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Anonymous wrote:Former liberal now centrist/right. I don't think it's accurate to say that the right fears trans, gay, etc. That said, I wasn't fearful as a liberal either. I think some people are high anxiety and most aren't. But, the demographics associated with leftist politics, by their own description, are more likely to have anxiety and mental illness.

Maybe diagnosed anxiety and mental health issues. So many of the conservatives I grew up with think that’s only for crazy people and/or people who don’t have Jesus in their hearts. The evangelical church I grew up in taught us that worrying or having anxiety was a sin because it meant you didn’t trust god enough. So a lot of people keep those thoughts to themselves. If you don’t say you’re unhappy, you must be happy, right? If you don’t go to the psychiatrist, you must not have anxiety, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Ignorance is not bliss. Studies show that liberal beliefs are more associated with high IQ than conservative beliefs.

https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/62392/1/intelligent-people-are-more-likely-to-be-left-wing-iq-politics-says-science

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/high-iq-genetics-politics/

https://theconversation.com/do-smart-people-tend-to-be-more-liberal-yes-but-it-doesnt-mean-all-conservatives-are-stupid-57713

There are also studies showing that higher IQs are associated with greater happiness.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22998852/

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/abs/relationship-between-happiness-and-intelligent-quotient-the-contribution-of-socioeconomic-and-clinical-factors/852640AC984DB7EC623D9D2C1A2D0A5A

https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/if-youre-happy-youre-probably-really-smart-science-says-so.html

Maybe but there are actually a lot of studies showing conservatives are happier.

I think if you actually read the linked articles you might see things differently. If not please post a link to the many studies you know about showing conservatives are happier. Or even one.

This isn’t really in dispute. You can start here.

https://equityresearch.tufts.edu/why-being-conservative-is-correlated-with-higher-happiness/

It’s consistently true in studies. Conservatives are, on average, happier than liberals, even when controlling for wealth, income, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Ignorance is not bliss. Studies show that liberal beliefs are more associated with high IQ than conservative beliefs.

https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/62392/1/intelligent-people-are-more-likely-to-be-left-wing-iq-politics-says-science

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/high-iq-genetics-politics/

https://theconversation.com/do-smart-people-tend-to-be-more-liberal-yes-but-it-doesnt-mean-all-conservatives-are-stupid-57713

There are also studies showing that higher IQs are associated with greater happiness.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22998852/

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/abs/relationship-between-happiness-and-intelligent-quotient-the-contribution-of-socioeconomic-and-clinical-factors/852640AC984DB7EC623D9D2C1A2D0A5A

https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/if-youre-happy-youre-probably-really-smart-science-says-so.html

Maybe but there are actually a lot of studies showing conservatives are happier.

I think if you actually read the linked articles you might see things differently. If not please post a link to the many studies you know about showing conservatives are happier. Or even one.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, polls show that conservatives have better mental health than liberals - decreased anxiety and depression rates, more friendships and wider social networks, higher self reported happiness ratings. It’s very consistent in the research.

+1

It all has to do with one's outlook on life. Conservatives emphasize the individual, while Liberals emphasize the collective. Take away the collective, you lose your psychological safety net.

Anonymous wrote:Former liberal now centrist/right. I don't think it's accurate to say that the right fears trans, gay, etc. That said, I wasn't fearful as a liberal either. I think some people are high anxiety and most aren't. But, the demographics associated with leftist politics, by their own description, are more likely to have anxiety and mental illness.

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Anonymous wrote:Ignorance is not bliss. Studies show that liberal beliefs are more associated with high IQ than conservative beliefs.

https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/62392/1/intelligent-people-are-more-likely-to-be-left-wing-iq-politics-says-science

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/high-iq-genetics-politics/

https://theconversation.com/do-smart-people-tend-to-be-more-liberal-yes-but-it-doesnt-mean-all-conservatives-are-stupid-57713

There are also studies showing that higher IQs are associated with greater happiness.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22998852/

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/abs/relationship-between-happiness-and-intelligent-quotient-the-contribution-of-socioeconomic-and-clinical-factors/852640AC984DB7EC623D9D2C1A2D0A5A

https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/if-youre-happy-youre-probably-really-smart-science-says-so.html

Maybe but there are actually a lot of studies showing conservatives are happier.