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Are American progressives making themselves sad? (www.economist.com)

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[–] UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Research has found liberals to be more empathetic than conservatives, so in a troubled world one might expect them to be sadder. But a profound shift appears to be under way when it comes to excitement about change. “One of the fundamental traits of the conservative attitude is a fear of change, a timid distrust of the new as such,” wrote Friedrich Hayek in “The Constitution of Liberty” in 1960, “while the liberal position is based on courage and confidence, on a preparedness to let change run its course.”

of course we're not excited about change... shit's getting worse

[–] ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 3 points 6 months ago

Economist so often is just amoral false equivalence.