Great, great article here from yesterday's Post about something we already knew. Republicans on the average, are happier than Democrats. Does this surprise any of you? It shouldn't. Of course, the Democrat interviewed attributed it to his view that Republicans simply don't care about other people, but this is clearly undercut by the clear per capita advantage Republicans have in charitable giving.
The explanation I like better comes later in the article, where one of the study leads finds another correlation; that of Republicans and a sense of control over outcomes. That is, Democrats are more likely to feel that they are victims of events beyond their control than Republicans are. This seems to make flat out common sense to me.
Or could the real answer be as simple as this?
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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I believe it is your "this". Perhaps it is that so many more republicans are in relationships with someone equipped with complementary apparatus specifically designed to enhance the act as opposed to the much larger number in the Dem party who have chosen an alternative connection designed entirely for...for...aha, a process of elimination.
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