"Conservatives are happier than liberals, or so decades of surveys that ask about life satisfaction would suggest. But a new set of studies questions the gap itself, raising the possibility that conservatives may report greater happiness tha liberals, they are no more likely to act in ways that indicate they really are happier."
-- the New York Times
[A brief excerpt follows from "Who's Happy Now?" by Paul Rudnick, in the 6/1/15 issue of the New Yorker. Link to the full article is below. It's a funny read.]
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Further research has been done in this intriguing area, and the results are in.
Ways in which conservatives express extreme happiness:
-- A male conservative will snap his suspenders and shout "Yowza!" A female conservative will offer a tight, chilly smile and almost touch her hair.
Ways in which liberals express extreme happiness:
-- They make independent films about how happiness is expressed in batik fabrics in Third World countries, despite fracking.
Things that cause a conservative to laugh uproariously:
-- When a conservative candidate deliberately mispronounces Hillary, calling her "Shillary" or "Pillary."
Things that cause liberals to weep bitter tears:
-- Any photograph of Sarah Palin without a sarcastic caption.
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