One question elucidates the fundamental left/right distinction: How do you feel about equality? Leftists are obsessed with remedying actual and perceived inequalities – even, and especially, when that’s achieved by reducing standards for everyone. But there’s one hierarchy they’ve yet to raze: happiness.
The “happiness gap” could be the key to understanding the Democrats’ electoral woes. By now, you may be aware that young men are fleeing from the Democrat Party in droves. Many explanations have been proffered (often by questionable spokeswomen). But one of the most salient dimensions of this debate has gone largely ignored. Young men’s distaste for Democrats isn’t just rooted in policy – it’s rooted in psychology. (RELATED: Democrats’ New Political Football Could Bench Their Top 2028 Contenders)
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