Oh, I recognized this years ago living in liberal land and having so many friends on the left side of policies and noting that they are generally not happy people.
I go back to the fabulous recent N.S. Lyons Substack post with an on-target theory for what is going on. First, my perspective is shaped, like it is for most people, from my life path and personality. My life path was one where I have been working since I was 12 years old. Many of my early jobs were physical. I met my wife of 40 years when I was working for a steel galvanizer (since then all those types of jobs have been exported to China) and was buff. However I was attending community college and got very interested in computers. That sent me to quit the union-wage physical job to take minimum wage in a corporate supply room where I quickly weaseled my way into an entry-level job in the MIS department. I eventually attained my Bachelor’s degree and they later a Masters in business… but continued to advance in my corporate IT roles where I focused on managing change, project management and leadership. So I went from blue collar work to become a white collar professional. I lost all that muscle mass sitting in a chair in front of a screen, but my brain got bigger.
But having both career experiences, I see both sides of economic politics.
My interests and responsibilities also all required investing myself in understand human organizational behavior and human psychology. I am CEO of two companies today and I count those lessons and skills as being the most contributory to my advancement.
So I have a pretty good capability for assessing personalities and traits in people. And statistically, from my observations and experience, people with left-leaning political views tend to be social and economic malcontents.
I think there are two reasons for this. One N.S. Lyons covers in his explanation that we have bunched up too many over-educated people noting that their path to socioeconomic status has too much competition. They require change to open up more opportunity for brain work. So much of their clearly destructive ideas, policies and orders are “Great Reset” connected in forcing change. They care less that the change is causing chaos to society than it provides them opportunity to peddle their skills in information manipulation. Their dislike of working class people and policies to bring back manufacturing, etc., are because these things do not benefit them directly. They are malcontents noting the lack of high-status opportunity and think the system is broken… when the problem is that we have allowed the industry of higher learning to crank out way too many people with useless degrees and a lack of interest to do any physical work.
The second reason I see them as being unhappy is that they are secular and lack spirituality to ground them. This was even more apparent during the pandemic crazies as they supported all the draconian policies and pushed the idea that authoritarians were justified in forcing the population to comply to help keep them safe from death that they feared. Thinking about a belief in God, those without it are going to be a psychological mess constantly thinking about the fact that life is short and they will die relatively soon. They are more fearful of death and it makes them a bit crazy… in fact, pushing for change that trades short-term risk-reduction for long-term damage to the system.
I had been taking the unfortunate path of seeing left leaning people as evil. But now I see that they are both pursuing their own self-interest while suffering a crisis of lacking spirituality. They are frankly dangerous in charge for these reasons because their drivers are largely negative emotions of anxiety and anger. They virtue signal care, but are generally hostile and selfish in their demands. A WSJ oped coined the term “cry bullies” and it fits.
I do agree that a positive message will help candidates, but only to a degree. Because we have so many people with useless degrees, high student debt and an opinion that they are deserving of a high-status career… and are grumpy about it… the GOP needs to go further in explaining how conservative values and policies will benefit these malcontents. But also there needs to be a more aggressive plan to combat the political activism of these people that also infest the mainstream media sources and big tech. The long-term destructive tendencies of the change chaos they are unleashing needs to be prominent in that messaging.
Clearly the right and center is tired of the chaos.
I sent a text to President Biden last asking him why he flys in 747 that burns a gallon of fuel per second and when will he lead by example and fly an electric plane. Right now the jet fuel is now called bio fuel produces the same heat that is needed for air conditioning and pressurization . Those who try to convince that God doesn’t control the climate are eliminating C02 which prevents extreme heat and cold and are blaming the public while they are flying high above you at 51,000 feet. Global Warming is a Hoax and not caused by Fossil fuel.
We wouldn’t have that loud minority now if we had laughed at, mocked, or otherwise refuted their stupidity but we didn’t. We’ve been way too tolerant and polite to laugh in their faces when progressives come up with their garbage. We let them get away with bullying us and this is the result. We have to stop it Just stop giving in. I absolutely will not call a man a woman, I will not stop eating meat, and if I wasn’t trying to lose weight I’d go get a wood fired pizza. ;)
Some observations. One, I'm sure all of the activists are leading way by not using fossil fuels. gas stoves and eating laboratory meat. NOT. Second. It is always easier to tell others what to do when they do not follow their own demands.
It is sad that the small voices get the most news coverage, leading the 24/7 news junkies believing all the bad news. Unfortunately our society is led by people who want to destroy us. I will keep my hope up that something or someone will start bringing our country back as the strong nation it has been. I do not believe Trump is the person best capable of accomplishing that. He is to occupied about losing the previous election. Trump is self centered and not focused on the good of the country, just winning reelection. We as a society cannot keep doing the same thing expecting different results. I digress. Go home activists and practice what you preach. Then when you realize you are wrong, meet me at McDonald's and we will talk about it over burgers and fries.
Do not omit Larry Elder from that short list of intelligent, calm, reasonable conservatives who understand the damage done to our nation by The Great Society (t.m.reg.) and have plans on how to repair it.
Those of us who actually try to find joy and peace are scorned by those who are never satisfied with their lives. I try every day to be thankful for the joy in being alive and my family healthy. Seems to make my life much easier.
The doom and gloom is so pervasive in Washington State affecting nearly everything that we decided simply to get out. Our new home in Texas has been purchased and we will be fully moved in by the end of this summer. The most recent hit was a carbon tax on gasoline making Washington’s the most taxed gas in America. All done, of course, to save the planet. This should have caused a riot. But no! The citizenry’s response amounted to “sock it to me some more”.
You have found data in the antidotal, at least vector. It is not a conspiracy. A social contagen perhaps. Rush called liberalism a mental illness.
On this vector also lies mask mandates, new speak, the fear that AI can't be controlled as a tool of the left, though it clearly is.
I think your theory is correct. These are like and close minded concrete thinkers driven by emotion. They are the useful idiots of people with a self serving agenda telling them wet streets cause rain and the solution to make wet streets requires forcing everyone to do something that benefits the puppet masters.
I will always remember you saying the left is in a constant state if pissed offedness. So true!!
Oh, I recognized this years ago living in liberal land and having so many friends on the left side of policies and noting that they are generally not happy people.
I go back to the fabulous recent N.S. Lyons Substack post with an on-target theory for what is going on. First, my perspective is shaped, like it is for most people, from my life path and personality. My life path was one where I have been working since I was 12 years old. Many of my early jobs were physical. I met my wife of 40 years when I was working for a steel galvanizer (since then all those types of jobs have been exported to China) and was buff. However I was attending community college and got very interested in computers. That sent me to quit the union-wage physical job to take minimum wage in a corporate supply room where I quickly weaseled my way into an entry-level job in the MIS department. I eventually attained my Bachelor’s degree and they later a Masters in business… but continued to advance in my corporate IT roles where I focused on managing change, project management and leadership. So I went from blue collar work to become a white collar professional. I lost all that muscle mass sitting in a chair in front of a screen, but my brain got bigger.
But having both career experiences, I see both sides of economic politics.
My interests and responsibilities also all required investing myself in understand human organizational behavior and human psychology. I am CEO of two companies today and I count those lessons and skills as being the most contributory to my advancement.
So I have a pretty good capability for assessing personalities and traits in people. And statistically, from my observations and experience, people with left-leaning political views tend to be social and economic malcontents.
I think there are two reasons for this. One N.S. Lyons covers in his explanation that we have bunched up too many over-educated people noting that their path to socioeconomic status has too much competition. They require change to open up more opportunity for brain work. So much of their clearly destructive ideas, policies and orders are “Great Reset” connected in forcing change. They care less that the change is causing chaos to society than it provides them opportunity to peddle their skills in information manipulation. Their dislike of working class people and policies to bring back manufacturing, etc., are because these things do not benefit them directly. They are malcontents noting the lack of high-status opportunity and think the system is broken… when the problem is that we have allowed the industry of higher learning to crank out way too many people with useless degrees and a lack of interest to do any physical work.
The second reason I see them as being unhappy is that they are secular and lack spirituality to ground them. This was even more apparent during the pandemic crazies as they supported all the draconian policies and pushed the idea that authoritarians were justified in forcing the population to comply to help keep them safe from death that they feared. Thinking about a belief in God, those without it are going to be a psychological mess constantly thinking about the fact that life is short and they will die relatively soon. They are more fearful of death and it makes them a bit crazy… in fact, pushing for change that trades short-term risk-reduction for long-term damage to the system.
I had been taking the unfortunate path of seeing left leaning people as evil. But now I see that they are both pursuing their own self-interest while suffering a crisis of lacking spirituality. They are frankly dangerous in charge for these reasons because their drivers are largely negative emotions of anxiety and anger. They virtue signal care, but are generally hostile and selfish in their demands. A WSJ oped coined the term “cry bullies” and it fits.
I do agree that a positive message will help candidates, but only to a degree. Because we have so many people with useless degrees, high student debt and an opinion that they are deserving of a high-status career… and are grumpy about it… the GOP needs to go further in explaining how conservative values and policies will benefit these malcontents. But also there needs to be a more aggressive plan to combat the political activism of these people that also infest the mainstream media sources and big tech. The long-term destructive tendencies of the change chaos they are unleashing needs to be prominent in that messaging.
Clearly the right and center is tired of the chaos.
Very nice, useful, analysis, Frank. Thanks for taking the time.
I sent a text to President Biden last asking him why he flys in 747 that burns a gallon of fuel per second and when will he lead by example and fly an electric plane. Right now the jet fuel is now called bio fuel produces the same heat that is needed for air conditioning and pressurization . Those who try to convince that God doesn’t control the climate are eliminating C02 which prevents extreme heat and cold and are blaming the public while they are flying high above you at 51,000 feet. Global Warming is a Hoax and not caused by Fossil fuel.
They can but they absolutely won't, which has been the theme of the GOP for about 8 years now.
This right here 🎯.
We wouldn’t have that loud minority now if we had laughed at, mocked, or otherwise refuted their stupidity but we didn’t. We’ve been way too tolerant and polite to laugh in their faces when progressives come up with their garbage. We let them get away with bullying us and this is the result. We have to stop it Just stop giving in. I absolutely will not call a man a woman, I will not stop eating meat, and if I wasn’t trying to lose weight I’d go get a wood fired pizza. ;)
Well, they do have Vice President giggle box. I can't help but laugh when I hear her "deep thoughts..."
Thanks Erick! As a frequent consumer of "the ultimate plant based food", I laughed out loud at that line this morning! Keep it up Mister!!!
Some observations. One, I'm sure all of the activists are leading way by not using fossil fuels. gas stoves and eating laboratory meat. NOT. Second. It is always easier to tell others what to do when they do not follow their own demands.
It is sad that the small voices get the most news coverage, leading the 24/7 news junkies believing all the bad news. Unfortunately our society is led by people who want to destroy us. I will keep my hope up that something or someone will start bringing our country back as the strong nation it has been. I do not believe Trump is the person best capable of accomplishing that. He is to occupied about losing the previous election. Trump is self centered and not focused on the good of the country, just winning reelection. We as a society cannot keep doing the same thing expecting different results. I digress. Go home activists and practice what you preach. Then when you realize you are wrong, meet me at McDonald's and we will talk about it over burgers and fries.
Do not omit Larry Elder from that short list of intelligent, calm, reasonable conservatives who understand the damage done to our nation by The Great Society (t.m.reg.) and have plans on how to repair it.
Those of us who actually try to find joy and peace are scorned by those who are never satisfied with their lives. I try every day to be thankful for the joy in being alive and my family healthy. Seems to make my life much easier.
Love this. I shall vote for happiness. Thank you, as always, for your uplifting attitude of gratitude!
The doom and gloom is so pervasive in Washington State affecting nearly everything that we decided simply to get out. Our new home in Texas has been purchased and we will be fully moved in by the end of this summer. The most recent hit was a carbon tax on gasoline making Washington’s the most taxed gas in America. All done, of course, to save the planet. This should have caused a riot. But no! The citizenry’s response amounted to “sock it to me some more”.
Good word
"For the targets of their hostility, they would substitute alternatives that either perform less effectively or demand more of your time and money."
The eschatology is a downward spiral of never ending doom and gloom scenarios for which you must suffer to avoid and force others to suffer as well.
It's a liberal revolution. There is no boundary, no final state where we can just go about our lives.
I saw this on a bumper sticker once. Always true
kNOw Jesus
kNOw Happiness
The progressive left deny Jesus and will have NO Happiness
You have found data in the antidotal, at least vector. It is not a conspiracy. A social contagen perhaps. Rush called liberalism a mental illness.
On this vector also lies mask mandates, new speak, the fear that AI can't be controlled as a tool of the left, though it clearly is.
I think your theory is correct. These are like and close minded concrete thinkers driven by emotion. They are the useful idiots of people with a self serving agenda telling them wet streets cause rain and the solution to make wet streets requires forcing everyone to do something that benefits the puppet masters.
It's a scam, the scammers
- want money
- say they are reveling something
- say it's an emergency