Posted on 12/28/2013 12:05:41 PM PST by Kaslin
Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, has found women’s secret to happiness: be conservative.
Political junkies might be interested to learn that conservative women are particularly blissful: about 40 percent say they are very happy. That makes them slightly happier than conservative men and significantly happier than liberal women. The unhappiest of all are liberal men; only about a fifth consider themselves very happy.
Brooks’ findings come from the University of Chicago’s General Social Survey, a survey of Americans conducted since 1972, which the author says has produced consistent and reliable findings for decades.
In the New York Post, Ramesh Ponnuru writes about another interesting discovery relating to the “happiness” spectrum:
“Women who say they have turned down a promotion or made some other work sacrifice for the sake of their families report high happiness levels.”
I guess that debunks feminists’ insistence that women should put their careers first. Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg wrote a book called Lean In, encouraging women to reach for more leadership roles at the office. This is something to be admired, of course, but not to the extent that it engenders maternal neglect.
One writer at the New York Times loved Sandberg's book, explaining how it encouraged women not to “hold themselves back” in their careers. So, apparently choosing to be a more visible mother instead of overseeing more employees is “holding one’s self back?”
Yes, children can often produce just as many headaches as a day at the office, but the difference is the former can be cured with a hug. Instead of focusing on children as burdens, we should focus on the joy they bring to growing families. The bond between a woman and her child is stronger than any bond she can have with her office cubicle.
This is just one of the differences conservative women seem to understand.
The Washington Post is casting doubt on Brooks' theory, but to some, the writer's research may not be all that surprising – especially considering some liberals nowadays always seem to be angry about something and offended by everything. Whether it’s Chris Matthews yelling at the TV screen every night or left-wing feminists aggressively arguing we "don't need anymore male leaders" and that Republican leadership will somehow roll back women's rights, conservatives are looking friendlier than ever.
This is a good thread to repeat one of the great quotes of P. J. O’Rourke from his 1992 book Give War a Chance.
“At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child — miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats.”
Proverbs 25:24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 27:15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm
I am pretty sure Solomon was talking about liberal women. LOL
Yep. They project their own self loathing onto you. What a miserable way to live your life.
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Excellent examples. Conservative women tend to be prettier, too. Look at Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, Ann Coulter and most of the women on Fox News. What is in the heart is reflected on the face.
Were these the same chicks who danced at Jabba’s palace in ROTJ????
—”No wonder the crabby emasculated liberal male is unhappy. He might as well be extinct.”
Yeah, and if you look at most liberal women (except the likes of Angelina Jolie), and you’ll see another reason why lib men are unhappy. Yuck. They’ve completely forgotten how to be feminine.
Here’s one former liberal who gets it (Camille Paglia). She’s the only liberal whose writing I have respect for:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303997604579240022857012920
Excellent article.
I can only address this from a lady at church that I know voted for Obama. She is riddled with dizzy sessions, can rarely drive safely, pretends to be happy, but complains that the doctors can’t figure her out.
On the other hand, I voted Republican, have my share of medical problems during the last two years, broken arm, plantar faciitis, broken foot interspersed with atrial fib.
But I am happy (do complain a bit to the Lord), but nevertheless accept his will for me. Who would have ever thought it?
Conservative women are happy because they sleep with conservative men.
Liberal men are unhappy because they sleep with liberal men.
Just kidding! There is no such thing as a liberal man!
Seriously, this really is so obvious that it lends itself to the old “they spent money on this?” line. And the jokes are too easy.
What a collection of ragged out bitches.
I’ve never met a Liberal woman that seemed happy most of the time. It’s like they’re having a mild menstrual cycle 24/7.
Sucks to be them.
Ew!
Then again, you made your case without having to say a word.
The one on the right is positively slim by comparison.
She’s a svelte 280#.
Beautifully written. Thanks.
Amen! Great post.
Conservative women are sure smoking hot beautiful!
LOL! There was a cartoon some 20 years ago that listed things that do not exist in nature. One of the examples was “the happy, go-lucky feminist.”
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