Of course they are. A belief in traditional values, self-respect,
dedication to family and community, celebration of country, responsibility, self-reliance and initiative as opposed to a Godless agenda that primarily focuses in individualism will do that to you:
Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, has found women’s secret to happiness: be conservative.
Political junkies might be interested to learn that
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.
Brooks’ findings come from the University of Chicago’s
General Social Survey, a survey of Americans conducted since 1972, which
the author says has produced consistent and reliable findings for
decades.
In the New York Post, Ramesh Ponnuru writes about another interesting discovery relating to the “happiness” spectrum:
“Women who say they have turned down a promotion or made
some other work sacrifice for the sake of their families report high
happiness levels.”
I guess that debunks feminists’ insistence that women should
put their careers first. Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl
Sandberg wrote a book called Lean In,
encouraging women to reach for more leadership roles at the office.
This is something to be admired, of course, but not to the extent that
it engenders maternal neglect.
One writer at the New York Times loved Sandberg's book,
explaining how it encouraged women not to “hold themselves back” in
their careers. So, apparently choosing to be a more visible mother
instead of overseeing more employees is “holding one’s self back?”
Yes, children can often produce just as many headaches as a
day at the office, but the difference is the former can be cured with a
hug. Instead of focusing on children as burdens, we should focus on the
joy they bring to growing families. The bond between a woman and her
child is stronger than any bond she can have with her office cubicle.
This is just one of the differences conservative women seem to understand.
The Washington Post
is casting doubt on Brooks' theory, but to some, the writer's research
may not be all that surprising – especially considering some liberals
nowadays always seem to be angry about something and offended by
everything.
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