tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post4976559048672788285..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Liberals are miserable bastards.Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-30776099788928501902008-04-24T22:25:00.000-05:002008-04-24T22:25:00.000-05:00I don't have cable... so if I channeled the guy wh...I don't have cable... so if I channeled the guy while I was trying to be <I>funny</I>... wow.... He really <I>is</I> a moron....Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-20464312790507698202008-04-24T21:56:00.000-05:002008-04-24T21:56:00.000-05:00Eric, I see you watched Glenn Beck too. - that's p...Eric, I see you watched Glenn Beck too. - that's pretty close to what he and his interviewer said. Liberals bitch about civil liberties, the environment, and etc. If they just wouldn't worry about that shit - they'd be happy. Duh.<BR/><BR/>The guy, he's an idiot.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22790873450234405402008-04-24T21:14:00.000-05:002008-04-24T21:14:00.000-05:00Well of course we liberals are unhappy people. We...Well of course we liberals are unhappy people. We're always complaining, aren't we? About civil liberties, the environment, fair pay, gender equality, gay rights, racial equality and all the rest of that shit. Leave it to a liberal to complain that a corporation is making record profits while dumping carcinogens (what an ugly and <I>unhappy</I> word) into the local river--what kind of asshole complains about <I>profits</I>? Or how about liberals complaining that schools in wealthy neighborhoods are better funded and staffed than schools in poor neighborhoods--how miserable do you have to be to complain about <I>better schools</I>? I'm a liberal and I have to admit it doesn't make any sense, I mean, who doesn't want better schools?<BR/><BR/>We're a bunch of anti-development, anti-life, bastards who are so opposed to tough criminal sentences that we obviously <I>want</I> to be robbed, raped and murdered. Probably by people who don't even have the decency to rob, rape and murder us in English, the way we tend to be about immigration and "English First." Clearly, we hate ourselves. So of course we're miserable and unhappy and depressed. Duh. Matter of fact, I should probably go shoot myself--oh wait, I don't own a gun. See how bad it is?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8419756928940880682008-04-24T10:32:00.000-05:002008-04-24T10:32:00.000-05:00But that's only because I hate continuously moppin...<I>But that's only because I hate continuously mopping up the stupid these past 7 years.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, yeah, that's making me miserable too. Come on January!Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-7704184499826297252008-04-24T09:17:00.000-05:002008-04-24T09:17:00.000-05:00As a liberal, I'm a miserable SOB. But that's only...As a liberal, I'm a miserable SOB. But that's only because I hate continuously mopping up the stupid these past 7 years.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16703891943313405202008-04-24T08:50:00.000-05:002008-04-24T08:50:00.000-05:00I am an extremely conservative moderate liberal ra...I am an extremely conservative moderate liberal radical. I'm right, and you're wrong, and if you don't believe me, I'll switch sides and prove you wrong. :) :) :)<BR/><BR/>Am I happy? Pretty much, except when I'm not. Political? No thanks, I'm full. Opinionated? Fuckin' A!<BR/><BR/>I'm less incensed by people I disagree with than I used to be. I also pay less attention to controversy than I did. Life works out better that way.<BR/><BR/>Is there a word for mildly depressed, but happy in spite of it all? That's me.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64986967484110006062008-04-24T07:45:00.000-05:002008-04-24T07:45:00.000-05:00This being morning, the first part of the post rea...This being morning, the first part of the post really woke me up! I'm okay now.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty happy, although I (like I suspect most people) have bad days. There are situations I'm unhappy about, but those usually have to do with stupid people.<BR/><BR/>Of the truly unhappy people I know personally, most are fanatics about something. Not all, and I know a few fanatical people that are pretty happy.<BR/><BR/>Like Jim, I'm not real fond of labels, but I'm hard to label, so that makes me happy :-). On some issues I would be considered moderate, on some quite liberal, and on some quite conservative.<BR/><BR/><I>Jim, I'm a libertarian who detests Ayn Rand, so you know I'm an unhappy bastard.</I><BR/><BR/>John, I find that funny on <I>so</I> many levels!vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-70687226215183335622008-04-24T05:43:00.000-05:002008-04-24T05:43:00.000-05:00John, as you're a Pitt graduate, that goes without...John, as you're a Pitt graduate, that goes without saying. ;)Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83653853358053311732008-04-23T23:51:00.000-05:002008-04-23T23:51:00.000-05:00Jim, I'm a libertarian who detests Ayn Rand, so yo...Jim, I'm a libertarian who detests Ayn Rand, so you <I>know</I> I'm an unhappy bastard. <BR/><BR/>;-)John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-78886757444806572412008-04-23T22:30:00.000-05:002008-04-23T22:30:00.000-05:00I'm pretty moderate too. I enjoyed the first part...I'm pretty moderate too. I enjoyed the first part of the post when I kept looking back up at the header... yes, this really IS Jim's blog. ;)<BR/><BR/>I agree, the extremists and obsessives seem more unhappy in general than the average, less overzealous citizen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-73173867908082010572008-04-23T22:17:00.000-05:002008-04-23T22:17:00.000-05:00I've always considered myself a moderate, but I've...I've always considered myself a moderate, but I've lived in some very conservative places where it was very easy to get labeled "Liberal". I also consider myself a rather happy person, but then I work at being content with my life whatever happens. <BR/><BR/>I have known very conservative folks as well as very liberal folks. Some of them were happy with life, and well, some of them weren't. I don't think their politics had anything to do with it. They were going to be unhappy with whatever happened. You can never underestimate a person's capacity to create their own hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-20358753014609536882008-04-23T20:57:00.000-05:002008-04-23T20:57:00.000-05:00Actually, today I am a miserable bitch, as evidenc...Actually, today I <EM>am</EM> a miserable bitch, as evidenced by Irritation Day.<BR/><BR/>However, it had nothing to do with being a LIBERAL, and everything to do with stoopid people. <BR/><BR/>I tend to agree that the fanatics aren't happy unless they're unhappy. I like being happily boring.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-65214302611491028352008-04-23T20:42:00.000-05:002008-04-23T20:42:00.000-05:00God, I kill me.That's because you're too far away ...<I>God, I kill me.</I><BR/><BR/>That's because you're too far away for use to help you.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-36707820516194866002008-04-23T20:17:00.000-05:002008-04-23T20:17:00.000-05:00Tow pills? I'm visualizing something that looks li...Tow pills? <BR/><BR/>I'm visualizing something that looks like a big tow, complete with nail. Shudder.<BR/><BR/>God, I kill me.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-71237665966742163552008-04-23T19:33:00.000-05:002008-04-23T19:33:00.000-05:00My grandmother took tow pills yesterday. For her c...My grandmother took tow pills yesterday. <BR/><BR/>For her colonoscopy.<BR/><BR/>Everything passed. ;)Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-84620253096225396762008-04-23T14:10:00.000-05:002008-04-23T14:10:00.000-05:00Michele, while I consider myself neither liberal o...Michele, while I consider myself neither liberal or conservative (in fact detest labels of any kind), I suspect that most liberals are like you - and most conservatives for that matter. Reasonably happy folks, who wish things were a bit better - and work to make it so. I think the genetic (or environmental) bent that makes people extremists is also what makes them unhappy. Extremists, <B>L</B>iberal or conservative, seem to me to be extremists because they have a pathological need to be part of something, some fight, some conflict, anything. <BR/><BR/>Nathan, good. I'm miserable at the moment too - but it has nothing to do with my politics, it has everything to due with spring allergies. I took a pill, maybe it'll pass.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79732447676309303702008-04-23T13:54:00.000-05:002008-04-23T13:54:00.000-05:00I'm fucking miserable. But due to my A.D.D., I exp...I'm fucking miserable. But due to my A.D.D., I expect it to pass momentarily.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-82417775933045707702008-04-23T13:28:00.000-05:002008-04-23T13:28:00.000-05:00Jim, just so you know, I was getting ready to ask ...Jim, just so you know, I was getting ready to ask if you were running a high fever and suffering from brain damage at the start of the post.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty damned liberal, and aside from (or perhaps because of) my biological depression, I think I'm a rather happy person.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the current administration makes me *un*happy, but unlike some people (i.e. my mother), I don't let that color my view of the entire world. <BR/><BR/>I have friends who are liberal and conservative, and I have to say that I have never equated politics with happiness (although I must admit I do think some conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and that creep on FOX are miserable bastards. [But I'm pretty sure that's something totally different.])<BR/><BR/>And FYI, I remember reading something recently that happiness can be tied to volunteerism--that helping others makes you happy. And as much as I want to be snarky, I don't think that trait is tied to politics either.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.com