Not all, but many conservatives regularly attend church. Where, being conservatives, they probably make offerings or tithings with some regularity.
Those monies are often used in significant portion for mission work, outreach and other such christian aid.
So conservatives don’t care about the sufferings of others,eh?
On the contrary, instead of just “feeling” about the suffering of others, they take action and give not only their money but their time to actually bring relief to those people. These ministries often help suffering people be able to help themselves better as well.
Which is something liberals can neither claim nor actually understand.
Why are conservatives so opaque to liberals. We understand them perfectly.
Conservatives are grateful for what they have and are content. Leftists are ungrateful for all they have and envy their neighbors. Leftists believe they cannot ever be fully happy until they knock the Joneses down to size.
Envy is very socially unacceptable so they wrap it in something that is socially acceptable: caring for the poor. Their real motive is pure evil: to take or destroy the objects of their envy.
They can kiss my Conservative grits. I donate to charities, have helped others (monetarily and given my time), and will continue to help others.
Oh, and on another note, when I've worked or volunteered with other groups, not one person(s) has admitted to being a Liberal in any of those groups or organizations. Thus, where are the liberals? No, don't answer that question. They're the ones standing there waiting for a hand out or the Elitist pushing legislation to continue making economic slaves out of the ones who can't or won't think for themselves. Silly me!
Liberals are hippier.
Oh conservatives care about other people. The reason we're happier is because we actually get off our butts and do something to help them rather than sitting back, whining and moaning and waiting for government to do it.
As for the rest of being happier,
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
It is nice to not spend life pi$$ed off at the world for not being my idea of perfect.
Popdonnelly’s theory of conservative happiness: Conservatives are happier because they don’t take liberals and leftists seriously.
E.g., how could you believe Al Gore and Reverend Wright and be happy?
Liberals confuse time spent sitting at Starbucks with caring about the poor and the environment.
And worshiping the Earth isn't a religion? Psh.
How do you tell the difference between a liberal and a conservative? The conservative will have no issues taking money out of his own wallet to leave a 10-15 percent tip for good service. The liberal, on the other hand, will take money out of the conservative's wallet, keep half of it, and then leave a 5 percent tip, all the while complaining that the conservative is stupid for leaving a tip.
#1 reason conservatives are happier than liberals is...
Personal responsiblity.
You are responsible for your own ‘happiness’ (and most importantly, you are able to determine what makes you happy)
Conservatives have been taught to help those in need, to show them the path to prosperity, but you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink.
Liberals teach others that they are miserable because they can’t be happy until liberals tell them they are.
Success is a habit.
I know if I give a conservative assistance, they will correct the situation and then ‘pass it on’.
If I give a liberal assistance, they will just be back for more and there will be no improvement.
‘Teach a man to fish....
It’s the love of independence and liberty vs the entitlement mindset.
Liberals are dangerous to the continued existance of our great country..
I don't care to make them do what I want.
I don't agonize with guilt because they are lazy or unlucky.
I don't seek out their approval or cry when they disapprove.
But I certainly don't hate them.
Instead of reacting and defending ourselves, we should be attacking and destroying the “Universities” and “researchers” that promote this bilge.
Who is paying these guys? And why?
This simple "explained away" reason is not something liberals are able to grasp because liberals lack the capability to process reality. My theory for why liberals can’t process reality is because of a missing gene but that is a discussion for another time.
For all liberals who wish to strain the limits of their comprehension here is the reason that “explains it away”. The rich are rich and the poor are poor because of the same reason. They both keep doing the things that make them what they are.
When I expressed this to some of my co-workers....my DEMOCRAT, liberal-leaning co-workers....they all expressed amazement that I, as a Republican, would vote for a Black Man.
I just let it go...not worth arguing with fools. BUT - I haven't decided yet if their holding views like that is 1) Sheer Stupidity on their part. 2) Sheer ignorance on their part. 3) Sheer bigotry on their part. or D) All of the the above. Might be D), as far as I'm concerned.
I can foresee a day when there will be re-education camps in this country - and they will be full of white, Christian, conservatives.
The whole world is festering with unhappy souls.
The French hate the Germans, the Gemans hate the Poles.
Italians hate Yugoslavs, South Africans hate the Dutch.
And I don't like anybody very much. -- Kingston Trio, Merry Little Minuet
My B.S. detector just went off the charts.