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U.S. hits new low in World Happiness Report

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219 points surprisetalk | 1 comments | 25 Sep 25 20:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.235s | 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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retrocog ◴[25 Sep 25 22:14 UTC] No.45379884[source]▶
If our happiness is connected to political party affiliation, we're in big trouble. The actual party doesn't matter. The true hallmark of totalitarianism is when every aspect of civil society is politicized.
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JumpCrisscross ◴[25 Sep 25 22:19 UTC] No.45379933[source]▶
> true hallmark of totalitarianism is when every aspect of civil society is politicized

No? The true hallmarks of totalitarianism are a lack of political competition (usually due to repression) and the state controlling “all aspects of society, including the family, religion, education, business, private property, and social relationships” [1].

Ancient Athens was a famously political society. It was not totalitarian.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totalitarianism

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1. throwmeaway222 ◴[25 Sep 25 23:02 UTC] No.45380404[source]▶
So, basically California is under Totalitarianism.