This makes a lot of sense actually. Conservative values represent upholding the status quo and at this exact moment that is how society works. So in the moment they see society following their values which makes them happy.

Progressives and Liberals are programmatic and critical of society and see things that could be better. That inherently makes you less happy with what's going on around you since you can imagine a better world.

Yes ignorance is indeed bliss when it comes to being conservative.

[+] masquenox@lemmy.world -8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Conservative values represent upholding the status quo

That's liberalism.

[–] ieightpi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Fair point. I should not have grouped Progressives with Liberals. But in the current US political landscape, Liberals tend to move policy forward even if they are only tiny incremental changes.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I should not have grouped Progressives

I'm not sure why people use the term "progressive" - it seems to simply refer to liberals that don't want to be associated with their far-right cousins, but also don't want to give up on liberalism (which has always been a right-wing ideology) and actually move left. Just sems like edgy liberalism to me.

Liberals tend to move policy forward

Not really. When people were calling for fascist institutions to be defunded, Biden responded by upping their budget and putting a thousand more fascist goons on the streets. That's not "forward."