Liberalism is Not Conducive to Happiness

Well the fact remains FD, that its the liberals, who don't express observable happiness,

who do tend to attack, criticize, take issue with, etc. the conservative members rather than express why they think the thesis of the thread is inaccurate. In other words, they are mostly trying to make the conservatives look unhappy and miserable as if that somehow makes the thesis go away.

I don't know whether Nimh is happy or not and would not presume to make that judgment. I do know his postings directed at conservatives do not reflect what I would define as happy views. I'm sure the liberals think he is terrific because he doesn't do that to them.

I will admit that I worded my quoted comment in a way that does appear to be judgmental. I can't take it back because I do believe it is true. But, I'll try to watch that better.

McGentrix wrote:

That you feel the need to deride my posts as smug or snarly while at the same time refusing to make equal comments on Bears, Dys's, Kickycans, and so many others here

Nonsense McG, I've taken on liberal counterparts of yours plenty of times too, and you know it (and so does Fox). (That includes Bear, tho I'd say your counteroparts otherwise are rather Anon or Amigo than Dys.)

Funny thing though: whoever you take on, they will always whine that the other side does it too, and why dont you say something about them? And then when you do, those people in turn will say, well look at the others, they do it too, why dont you...! Its kinda like the cop who will always be told, whether he takes on speeders or bicycle thieves, "shouldnt you be out catching real criminals?"

My bad side: I'm an anal corrector of erroneousnesses; and I tend to lecture to people who behave inanely.

My good side: I'm an equal opportunity provider of those traits. So no reason for the victim mentality to rear its whiny head.

Well the fact remains FD, that its the liberals, who don't express observable happiness, who do tend to attack, criticize, take issue with, etc. the conservative members rather than express why they think the thesis of the thread is inaccurate.

run through all the posts from admitted liberals in the last few months and even those who won't admit they're liberal [..] and you find: sniping/insults/name calling/innuendo/contempt/ridicule/condecension, etc. directed by liberals to conservatives. Incidents of this going the other way are infrequent.

Okay liberals or semi-liberals. So far most of you have offered absolutely nothing to the discussion but criticism or sniping at the conservatives.

You're claiming you're happy while posting nothing but unhappiness.

All you have done in your post is three (angry and bashing) statements about what makes conservatives unhappy

Okay there's one thing that makes liberals happy: Seeing people getting discredited.

It is mostly conservatives who are looking at possibile solutions to existing problems and projecting a better way to get it done while it is mostly liberals who are wringing their hands, taking up their protest signs, gnashing their teeth that there is a problem, and crying 'the sky is falling!"

Isn't it a hoot that those who are most angry, critical, judgmental are obviously the most bothered [..]? And in typical liberal fashion, the only ammunition they have to deal with it is to try to make others look worse.

its the liberals, who don't express observable happiness, who do tend to attack, criticize, take issue with, etc. the conservative members rather than express why they think the thesis of the thread is inaccurate.

Yes, his personal observations are part of what I dubbed "(gratuitous) interpretation".

You sound awfully angry, accusatory and dissatisfied there Fox

In fact, my guess is that your experience of your liberal fellow-posters sounding angry, bitter and snide - and their experience of you sounding exactly the same - has a lot to do with hanging out near exclusively on US Politics threads. American politics is simply extremely polarised and bitter at this time, and the posts in the threads about it reflect that

In fact, my guess is that your experience of your liberal fellow-posters sounding angry, bitter and snide - and their experience of you sounding exactly the same - has a lot to do with hanging out near exclusively on US Politics threads. American politics is simply extremely polarised and bitter at this time, and the posts in the threads about it reflect that

That basically reduces his column to another exercise in liberal-bashing/baiting - "philosophical discussion" it's not.

Oh, not necessarily bad ... just perpetually resentful and smug. Never just ... happy.

OK, bad.

As for me, when I look at a conservative like McG who actually posted this article - or at you, say, for example - I dont actually see you "very happy" much at all - gleeful or smug, often enough, but not just happy. There's a bunch of lefties for whom the same goes, mind you. But re: this thread, there's a certain irony in hearing someone who doesnt, here at least, ever seem to be very happy him/herself, gloat about an article that shows that, well, at least many of his fellow conservatives are apparently happier than those damn liberals who annoy him/her so much all the time

Ah yes, "but its about the big picture!" - the last resort for those who dont care to get their facts straight.

Thats a nice quote from someone best known for copy/pasting angry, resentful, mocking or self-righteous articles into new threads ... anyone, when's the last time you heard McG say something genuinely, carefreely happy? Not gleeful or vindicated or ridiculing or smug, but just, simply - happy?

That really was ongelukkig, nimh!

Okay, as taking quotes out of context seems to be ammunition in this food fight, here are a few of Nimh's coming your way