I think this is a great example of how a conservative mind views the world.

They are never happy or joyfull, its always a struggle and you fight for an idea despite you hating all of it. The idea that your life is not filled by misery is alien to them.

At this point being conservative is just akin to mental illness. Destructive, depressed, delusional to themselves and others. If ever there was a real social contaigion, it would be this state of being.

"This whole joy and love fest doesn't exist in the real world," said Lindsay Graham, from his mountaintop cave overlooking Whoville.

Can't wait for these dinosaurs to go extinct.

Maybe if you're Lindsey Graham. Pretending to be something you're not and constantly sucking up to people who hate you to keep your job sounds miserable enough.

The state of the border is due to Republican interference on that border bill specifically requested by Trump to keep it an issue this election, and Inflation performance was better overall when compared to other Western Nations during Biden's term and worse than during Trumps.

source

Republicans are full of shit when it comes to both issues.

To bolster his claim, Graham pointed to the gas prices, the state of the border

Lindsey? If you're so concerned with the border, why did you vote down the border security bill?

source on the legislation

source on Graham's vote on the motion where it was killed

You yourself are responsible now, Graham. You voted down legislation which would have addressed this. This is on you now.

Now who's miserable in their lives and wants to make the rest of the country miserable too?

People who are that deep in the closet usually do lack joy in their lives

He's not wrong. But he doesn't mention his party is the reason for it.

What does it matter what Graham says? His word is literally worthless by his own account

Joy is not easy.

Happy can be had for the cost of a hobby, or of a friend buying another round, or jamming another game onto the screen.

But as J. D. Salinger said: "The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy is a liquid."

Happiness needs a vessel of a certain shape and size.

Joy can fill up anything finite.

Don't mock Graham for this. He is expressing his sadness even if he doesn't see it. Express sorrow for his lack of understanding of our time here.

Projection. If he's not happy then how can anyone be?

during Donald Trump’s presidency when “the world was not on fire.”

Dude, where were you? Convenient amnesia? Ever heard Billy Joel's take on "the fire"?

“Americans are not joyful when they go to the gas station and fill up their car,” he continued. “They’re not joyful when they make their mortgage payment. They’re not joyful when they go to the grocery store. People are hurting, and this whole joy love fest doesn’t exist in the real world.”

These are all great points, and he’s right! The problem is that the policies he and his party support are not helpful towards solving any of these issues.

“Life is a joyless slog, and I do my best to help keep it that way.”

To be fair, that IS the face of a man who no longer believes that joy exists 🤷

Wow, poor guy... He sounds so sad and doesn't even realize he's the one causing the problems he's complaining about...

Oh well, we should probably put him out of his misery.

That's really fucking dark coming from any legislator, but a rank and file GOP coming right out and saying it?

That's not just weird, that's inhuman or downright evil.

Lindsey Graham proves that all conservatives are angry, hateful people and wants to make everyone else just like him.

The Republican way of life, ladies and gentlemen.

Let me translate: The DNC was not joyful because it made MAGA fear and loath. He then pivots to project all this on the "American people" remembering that that's who he's supposed to care about.

Lindsey is a windsock; useful to see which way the wind is blowing.

Fucking asshole has the nerve to say the world wasn’t on fire during trumps presidency AND that trump is PRO-Life when he was perfectly ok with Covid as long as it was as gonna hurt cities and therefore Democrats more. Media motherfuckers need to start calling out this hypocrisy in real time.

My take is that statement is perhaps the most authentic thing he ever said in his life. He wouldn't recognise joy of it went up to him and kissed him on the mouth.

He must be bewildered seeing all that happy emotion.

Resign and see how much joy suddenly appears

Lady G needs a prostate massage, STAT! She’s lost the joy in her life!!!

What a sad little creature.

That’s why they didn’t want that student load debt pardon. Everybody must be miserable all the time.

You know, fuck Trump, fuck Graham, and fuck every Republican. But:

Americans are not joyful when they go to the gas station and fill up their car,” he continued. “They’re not joyful when they make their mortgage payment. They’re not joyful when they go to the grocery store. People are hurting, and this whole joy love fest doesn’t exist in the real world.”

Is perfectly accurate. I get that everyone is excited about Harris, but lying to ourselves about the economy makes us look out of touch, at best. Most of us can't afford a down payment on a house. Most of us are a few missed paychecks away from homelessness. Most of us are one bad doctor's appointment away from bankruptcy. Most of us are drowning in student loans. Republicans absolutely want to make all of those worse, but pretending everything is fine is bullshit.

Pretty much, anything he says can be dismissed with a subtle jerking-off motion.

Graham in 2016:

"I want you to use my words against me. If there’s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let’s let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination."

Graham in 2020:

"I fully understand where President @realDonaldTrump is coming from. https://t.co/qlhtEwTCdX

As to my view of filling a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020, I’d encourage you to review these most recent statements.

NBC News https://t.co/wGnCdcpJjr

The Hill https://t.co/cagapf6S9t

The two biggest changes regarding the Senate and judicial confirmations that have occurred in the last decade have come from Democrats.

#1"

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lindsey-graham-backpedals-saying-words-183103615.html

Lady G sometimes dresses fancy and calls himself "Joy", this is just him continuing to be in the closet and deny the clear reality we all see.

When running for president, lindsey graham was once asked who his first lady would be, he replied... "Well my sister would be!"

Oh lindsey... Sweetie :(

Not when you are a joyless cunt.