Matt Zemek, a liberal blogger, wrote this really interesting analysis of the difference between liberals and conservatives. It reads thus:
“Another core factor - which flows from everything just said - is that because conservatives cast a more skeptical eye toward human nature, they are much more willing (from the interactions I've had with conservatives on blogs since 2003) to simply say, "Life isn't fair - deal with it." Conservatives get frustrated just like anyone else, but it's been my experience that they are, on balance, better able to vent their anger, let it go, and move forward. Their skepticism of human nature allows them to possess and sustain a cultivated awareness of life's difficulties, which then enables them to develop a tougher and more resilient attitude to life. It's not cold - surely not to conservatives themselves - but merely a steely defense mechanism, a necessary survival tool that liberals would do well to cultivate on a more consistent basis. Lefties aren't as ready to admit that life isn't fair; we want to make life fairer! Again, I won't flesh out the policy merits (or demerits) which issue from such a dynamic; merely understand that this is how we generally think, and why we are less happy than righties generally are.”
This is one of the most interesting articles I have read in a while.
The difference between the mommy state and the daddy state is this: a little child is pushed down by another child and skins his knee. He comes running in the house.
The mommy response is to baby the child. She bandages his knee and kisses him a lot, gives him a cookie, makes a big fuss over his injury. She then goes to the mother of the other child and demands that her son apologize to her son.
The daddy response is to push the child back and say, go push him down. Fight your own battles.
The daddy response breeds self-confidence. The mommy response breeds dependence.
Self-confident people are always more happy. That is why conservatives are usually happier. They know they cannot change things and have learned to make their way around anyway.
That is one reason this congress and president have failed so much. They cannot grasp that.
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