For conservatives, it must sound like “better red than dead” all over again. A new study in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health suggests that liberals live longer than conservatives in the United States. The researchers looked at more than 32,000 adults and tracked them over 15 years. The result was surprising: conservatives seemed to be expiring faster than their counterparts on the left. However, conservatives claimed to be happier than their counterparts in life.
It has been reported that Hillary Clinton has been working on a new campaign theme. Perhaps they should consider a “Vote Hillary Or Die” campaign.
Roman Pabayo, a community health researcher at the University of Nevada said that the group relied on more concrete data like actual death records than did prior studies. They also eliminated other factors by comparing conservatives and liberals of similar age, sex, and socioeconomic status. Notably, when divided simply between parties, Democratic and Republican party members died at the same rate, but when compared on ideological grounds, conservatives bit the dust first on average.
Subu V. Subramanian, a professor of population health and geography at Harvard was critical of the findings. His study relied on self-reporting and found that Republicans reported better health and they were 15% less likely to smoke. He also found that Republicans and conservatives were benefitted by being more religious and “more tied into social networks and organizations.”
It may still be too early for some conservatives to embrace wage equity and global warming. The difference in death rates is described by Subramanian as “slight” in the new study.
Source: USA Today
Issac said …
As far as the Montreal Canadians, that is a result of being brought up on ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ every Saturday night.
Or just maybe you are old enough to recall the original six teams and the old Montreal Forum. A unique experience. Montreal is a legend, like it or not…and I was and am a “Wings” fan. Just can’t stomach the prices these days…$25+ for SRO? Please.
Excellent comment, Aridog. I always enjoy reading your contributions!
“Agreeing with me is not a requirement for discussion. I look forward to ideas not of my own design… We all need to be careful because we might learn something, or change our minds a bit…clinging to a mantra of *they bad, we good*, is simply silliness. It is to abandon what teaches.”
Orwell:
It’s the Pigs, Orwell, the pigs!
It appears some animals are more equal than others.
Nick-
“He meticulously and sanctimoniously watches everything he eats. Yet, he still smokes. What’s up w/ that?”
Like you said, quitting is tough. I quit 8 years ago or so. However, I could care less if Obama drops dead from lung cancer. I’d prefer that he wait until he is nowhere near any red buttons before he tries to quit.
Other than onanism, I cannot explain why:
1. Of all the problems needing to be solved in medicine, why the authors chose this topic, whose conclusions serve no useful purpose, and
2. Why the BMJ bothered printing another useless pseudo-medical political tract.
Edward, You have made a great first impression. It is heartening to see you plan on sticking around. I look forward to future exchanges.
It would be good if we could all refrain from mutual insulting and maybe discuss some pertinent issues from each others’ perspectives. That would make things more interesting for everyone.
Mespo-I like to think I’m fairly moderate, but if I continue to post on future threads you can form your own conclusions about my political leanings. Fair enough?
Edward:
“I never claimed to be a conservative.”
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Sure and you never claimed you weren’t either. A lot of liberals and progressives characterize their association as an “infestation.” Please don’t think we’re on the same intellectual plane as the knuckle-draggers around here.
Isaac, As I mentioned, my old man was a big fight fan. He married into a LARGE Irish family in Ct. The matriarch, my grandma, was a huge wrestling fan. She passionately thought it was real. It drove my old man crazy. And yes, I remember Killer Kowalski, Gorgeous George, Haystack Calhoun, Chief Wahoo, and many more. We were not allowed to watch wrestling in our house, but it was always on @ grandma’s.
Regarding Obama and sliced bread. I don’t like sliced bread. I like real hard crusted, peasant, Italian bread. And, any bread lover knows you don’t slice bread, you tear it. So, maybe we have discovered the core of our political differences. You are a sliced white bread and mayo sandwich guy! I am a lover of real bread. Just busting chops.
Nick:
I can assure you that nobody I know thinks you’re capable of being “in cahoots” with any sentient being.
Inga:
Right you are. Personally, I enjoy the “adult conversations” compliment when we all know in that dialogue they are one adult short.
Edward, Wow! Now the conspiracy buffs and paranoid trolls will think we are in cahoots. I swear, on the souls of my deceased parents, I do not know Edward. But, the man is pretty perceptive for a Domer.
Mespo- I never claimed to be a conservative. All I said was I noticed a lot of self-described liberals who were happy to attack others, but did not like being attacked themselves.
Mespo, it’s only matter of time until this new ‘buddy’ hears him beller that tune.
Nick
I will let you keep on thinking that I’m not that old. Do you remember Killer Kowalski and Gorgeous George the wrestlers, the midget wrestlers, etc? Hockey night in Canada was important as we only had the one channel.
So, enough of all this and let’s get down to scrapping. Obama is the best thing since sliced bread. Now there’s something you should be able to work with.
Inga:
The answer to your question is “all of them.”
Edward:
We’re still around and more than happy to out-debate you conservatives anytime we’re permitted to do so.
Pssst, you weren’t supposed to tell the conservatives. Now the cat’s out of the bag and they’ll be buying Glora Steinem books and subscribing to Mother Jones.