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U.S. hits new low in World Happiness Report

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219 points surprisetalk | 4 comments | 25 Sep 25 20:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.806s | source
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brap ◴[25 Sep 25 21:58 UTC] No.45379709[source]▶
Would be interesting to see happiness segmented by Democrats/ Republicans.
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jsbisviewtiful ◴[25 Sep 25 22:04 UTC] No.45379782[source]▶
I would speculate Republicans are wildly happier when "their team is 'winning'" and Democrats would have a boost in happiness with Democrats in power, but nowhere near the swing of Republicans. Democrats, IMO, are more aware of the *real* current and longterm problems the US faces while Republicans listen to whatever Republicans say the "problems" are - "problems" that are too often very outlandish and not based in reality.
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2. abraxas ◴[25 Sep 25 23:01 UTC] No.45380393[source]▶
> Gay and trans people are not going back in the closet

We do not know this and social progress can't be taken for granted. We've seen many countries regress rapidly when totalitarian regimes (especially theocracies) got their foothold in power. Directly (Iran) or by proximity (Poland).

It's a naive story of the 90's that social progress is always upwards. Liberalism both social and economic is definitely on the back foot.

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3. gdulli ◴[26 Sep 25 00:34 UTC] No.45381142[source]▶
In the short term progress doesn't look linear, but women can vote, can open credit cards without a husband, interracial marriage isn't going anywhere.

Despite the current drama I do believe that in the long term today's culture wars will sound just as quaint.

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4. monocasa ◴[26 Sep 25 02:42 UTC] No.45382025{3}[source]▶
> interracial marriage isn't going anywhere

The legal argument for in Loving v. Virginia was the same argument that was rejected when Roe v. Wade overturned in Dobbs. Thomas actually calls out the other major cases, basically asking for a chance to overturn those as well, specifically Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell. He's not going to overturn Loving given that hes in an interracial marriage himself, but whoever replaces him when he finally retires might, and he would have done all of the work getting case law to that point.