Two Americas - A US Perspective
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You're determined to get attention aren't you? Well, that might just work....
Colonel they are so busy trying to score points off each other they lose sight of the fact they might need to substantiate some of if not all of their comments. I am genuinely interested in some of these threads and my questions are sincere , this banging on about spend,left,right,center party blaming bullshit needs a bit more detail which is not forthcoming. The reason I threw the above in the mix was because I read an article about the non combat deaths within the British army and wondered if the same applied in the states, I dont remember the figures but there are thousands more die in civvy street than in combat mainly due to suicide ,training and car accidents.
Bob
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Couldn't (shouldn't?) that sentiment apply to darned near any post made on the Paddock, Pat?
Well, except the jokes thread...
Posted - 12/04/2013 : 08:57:39Couldn't (shouldn't?) that sentiment apply to darned near any post made on the Paddock, Pat?
Well, except the jokes thread...
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"political correctness."
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of poop by the clean end."
One end is somewhat cleaner than the other depending on the direction and speed with which it passes. I prefer that others do it, redistributing the wealth one poop at a time.
Pat
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As long as we're looking at "Two Americas" consider the "happy one", and the "not so happy one".
On Sunday The New York times had a piece titled "A Formula for Happiness". The article described how The University of Chicago’s has conducted the General Social Survey, a survey of Americans conducted since 1972. This widely used resource is considered the scholarly gold standard for understanding social phenomena. The numbers on happiness from the survey are surprisingly consistent. Every other year for four decades, roughly a third of Americans have said they’re “very happy,” and about half report being “pretty happy.” Only about 10 to 15 percent typically say they’re “not too happy.”
Psychologists have used sophisticated techniques to verify these responses, and such survey results have proved accurate.
For many years, researchers found that women were happier than men, although recent studies contend that the gap has narrowed or may even have been reversed. Interestingly enough conservative women are particularly blissful: about 40 percent say they are very happy. That makes them slightly happier than conservative men and significantly happier than liberal women. The unhappiest of all are liberal men; only about a fifth consider themselves very happy.
On Sunday The New York times had a piece titled "A Formula for Happiness". The article described how The University of Chicago’s has conducted the General Social Survey, a survey of Americans conducted since 1972. This widely used resource is considered the scholarly gold standard for understanding social phenomena. The numbers on happiness from the survey are surprisingly consistent. Every other year for four decades, roughly a third of Americans have said they’re “very happy,” and about half report being “pretty happy.” Only about 10 to 15 percent typically say they’re “not too happy.”
Psychologists have used sophisticated techniques to verify these responses, and such survey results have proved accurate.
For many years, researchers found that women were happier than men, although recent studies contend that the gap has narrowed or may even have been reversed. Interestingly enough conservative women are particularly blissful: about 40 percent say they are very happy. That makes them slightly happier than conservative men and significantly happier than liberal women. The unhappiest of all are liberal men; only about a fifth consider themselves very happy.
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