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[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 102 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've noticed that conservatives cant feel empathy. They only feel sympathy. This is why they don't understand any injustice until if effects them personally. This is the root psychological reasoning behind the leopards eating faces memes.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 61 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The richest man in the world, who has only ONCE paid anything approaching a 20% tax rate and crowed like he was a PHILANTHROPIST when he did, is removing all social programs that are a safety net for the poorest and most desperate among us.

Empathy? Sympathy? They are vampires.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I prefer to call them Ghouls.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 2 weeks ago

Completely unrelated, I had a character for Age of Sigmar's Soulbound (TTRPG). I played a ghoul named Jeff Bezos and I doubled down on the ghoul madness.

I'm just waiting to bring back Jeff with his now 2 imaginary friends, Musky and Zucky.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 62 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Stop censoring these people's names and faces. They said it. They said it out loud and proud, in front of god and everyone. Why are we afraid to show them?!

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 56 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"We're happier than libruls"

Must be the whole "Ignorance is bliss" as well

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure that they are "happier" is not a factual statement.

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 weeks ago

Was going to say, most that I know seem pretty miserable and looking for someone to blame or hate

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Like a cop beating up a suspect they're... happy.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

ahh yes family values like bailing Andrew Tate out.

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not to mention worshipping a thrice-married sexual predator

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[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Andrew Tate and his brother have probably, uh, you know...

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[–] leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well, they do say ignorance is bliss.

[–] Escew@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

They must be euphoric.

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[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If conservatives were happy they wouldn't act the way they do.

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have a conservative friend who will start screaming like a little girl when a cyclist is doing nothing other than just using the bikelane that happens to come into an intersection with the road he's on.

Such happy people, amazing.

[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Why are you friends with douchebags? I'm not trying to be snarky, I am genuinely interested

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I have a douchebag friend. We have a lot in common. We're both like playing pinball. We both get migraines, and we both have chronic pain. Both have families that we love a lot. We're both older and retired. I genuinely like him.

He posts a lot of shit on Facebook "owning" liberals. I don't think it suits him, but I think he's caught up in the moment, and I think his pain and migraines get to him a bit.

I believe he's too good a man to stay on this track, and I'm going to be there when he realizes it. And I'll give him a hug and tell him I understand.

My sister has a childhood best friend that she had been through everything with, including him coming out as gay, and in her 50s her friend started supporting Trump. Again, I don't think it suits him, he's a sweet guy, but she just quit a relationship of 40 years because of that.

We gotta look inside people. They have s lot of reasons for what they do.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

Lack of empathy and utterly selfish. It enables these trash humans to take others rights and believe the lie that doing it is a good thing.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Are they happier? Because they sure do complain a lot and get enraged over the simplest of issues.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

get enraged over the simplest of issues.

Those issues are not even real most of the time and they're still raging mad. 😂

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago

Privilege. Especially white privilege. It's easier to be happy when you're benefiting from the invisible suffering of others.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He does stand up. He's pretty funny. I like when he heckles back at hecklers.

The funny part is that he’s known as a heckle comedian but has publicly stated that he hates hecklers. He’s only known as a heckle comedian because he has zero qualms about tearing them down as soon as they try. His comebacks are usually pretty brutal because he just wants to end the heckling and keep his set moving.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

More like blissfully ignorant. My experience with conservatives is that they like to sweep problems under the rug and pretend everything to be fine.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I realized it's very much this when I asked my mother (born in 1961) if she had never taken a civics class, and she answered no. She actually believed(s?) the president creates laws. I don't know what she thought congress was.

[–] freeman@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

"Fuck you, got mine " exemplified .

People these days seem happiest when ostracizing, excluding, and destroying another's life just because they are different.

Empathy is dead, because if you show empathy it's grounds for expulsion. Anyone still capable of empathy has been ejected from society by the twitter mob over the past decade. The only people left are callous bullies.

[–] the_q@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago

Stupid people tend to be happier, yes it's true.

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Ignorance is bliss, and to persist with conservatism requires embracing an ever expanding level of wilful ignorance.

[–] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago

Love Steve. Been following him for years.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

He's so funny, he does it for work! He's an excellent comedian, one who doesn't invite hecklers but will destroy them.

He's smart because he's educated. He's also a sharp wit but he just generally knows a lot of shit.

Sadly, his tour stop near me is too far away so I can't go.

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[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There has been lots of studies on this, and part of the issue is how do you get an honest rating of someone's happiness?

Here is an (10 year old) article from Time about and how studies show it's not an easy thing to judge.

Summary:

  • Self-Reported Happiness: Conservatives often report higher levels of happiness compared to liberals.
  • Research Studies: New studies indicate that conservatives may judge their lives and circumstances more positively than liberals.
  • Emotional Language: Analysis of transcripts from Congress shows that liberals use more positive words than conservatives.
  • Genuine Happiness: Studies on smiling intensity suggest liberals display more genuine happiness.
  • Impact on Behavior: Conservatives have a more confident style of self-assessment, which might contribute to their reported happiness.

The research suggests that the way conservatives and liberals perceive and report their happiness might be influenced by their self-assessment styles.

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