Conservatives believe in GOD.
Liberals believe in Santa Claus.
RE: Liberals believe in Santa Claus.
Also, Santa Claus = Government
One big difference — Santa Claus GIVES. Government TAKES.
I, too, think happiness is linked with belief in God and the afterlife.
One of the reasons the left has become so hateful and unhinged is because of the rise of the atheist movement.
But do these describe symptoms and not the cause? The author descsribes the differences in symptoms pretty well but he never really gets to the underlying cause, whatever that may be. For example, and in my observations generally, libtards are eternal pessimists; conservatives, eternal optimists. But why? I think a deeper understanding of cause and effect would be a lot more helpful.
What causes one person to look at life and declare, "Life isn't fair", and uses it as justification for all manner of toxic bahavior? While another person declares, "Life isn't fair" but deals with it on a more rational, ie, adult level. To me the answer is simple and not necessarily a news flash since I've seen excellent articles and essays written on the subject and that is, libtards were never able to grow beyond adolescence emotionally. Conservatives were somehow able to make the leap to adulthood which allows them to accept the world as it is and commit themselves to dealing with it.
Especially difficult for parents raising children these days when schools, Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and of course the federal government in particular elevates fantasy and encourages dependency. IOW, they have usurped to role of parents and the church.