White liberals more likely to have a mental health condition

Discussion in 'Politics' started by gwb-trading, Apr 25, 2021.

  1. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    White liberals more likely to have a mental health condition
    https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/22/white-liberals-more-likely-have-mental-health-cond/

    White liberals are more prone to mental health disorders than individuals who identify as conservative or moderates, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

    Sixty-two percent of Whites who classify themselves as “very liberal” or “liberal” have been told by a doctor they have a mental health condition, as compared to 26% of conservatives and 20% of moderates, the study found.

    Young White people who identified as “very liberal” were almost one and a half times more likely to report mental health problems than those who considered themselves “liberal.”

    Although the Pew Study was published last year, Zach Goldberg, a doctoral candidate, consolidated the data on Twitter, which sparked a column by news magazine Evie trying to dissect why this actually is.

    Mr. Goldberg speculated the disparity may be because White liberals were more likely to seek mental health evaluations than other ideologies. This could be a simple, and true, answer.

    Yet, there’s a lot of drawbacks to believing in liberalism.

    The entire ideology “forces its followers to wallow in feelings of helplessness and victimhood,” Evie noted, as opposed to “building resiliency against hardship,” which helps combat depression.

    Evie was also quick to point out liberals may also be more susceptible to “White guilt and savior narratives,” which brings them down, especially given last summer’s continued Black Lives Matter riots.

    Misinformation may also be fueling their decline in mental health. Americans who identify as liberal or very liberal believe 1,000 or more unarmed Black men were murdered by police in 2019, according to a survey produced by Skeptic.com. In reality, only 12 were. Yet, this perception reinforces their belief in their “White privilege,” and continued self-loathing.

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  2. Well this explains TonyStark! :D
     
  3. It would be fun to create a thread comparing “To do” lists between Liberals and Conservatives. Perhaps in the jokes section.
     
  4. jem

    jem


    very biased, the real number is 98 percent.
     
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  5. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

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  6. luisHK

    luisHK

    Wondering sometimes if beeing a liberal is not a mental issue by itself
    Also wondering whether to take that article seriously, it looks like a canular, basically stating the average democrat is on the same retardation level of the @nineender of this world ?!?
    But no surprise we get so strong and divergent opinions on covid, if a huge percentage of the population is so far off on the numbers. Insane if true.
     
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  7. WeToddDid2

    WeToddDid2

    I believe that.
     
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  8. smallfil

    smallfil

    You only have to look at extreme liberal, Trump Deranged actors and actresses in Hollywood. Rose McGowan finally, saw the light and called the Democrat Party a cult. She saw as a woman she was marginalized and they did not care about anyone. Everyone is offended at every little thing and it changes depending on which SJW is talking. Talk about the loony bin that is Hollywood and ET trolls tell us we are the crazy ones? Nope. What about ET trolls who are all Trump Deranged Syndrome mentally deranged? Call them crazy. You betcha.
     
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  9. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark


    Rose McGowan is no longer getting work.Like most republican entertainers (Scott Baio,James Woods,Stacy Dash etc) thats when they turn to conservatives for attention.
     
  10. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    I think GWB is offering up an excuse for his thinking with the title of this thread. Its a cry for help, folks.
     
    #10     Apr 27, 2021
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