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Subject: Don't Worry, Be Happy! Yeah Right!
In a recent piece in the Los Angeles Times titled
Researchers say it's official: TGIF, baby!, Shari
Roan reports on startling research that reveals that "People are
happier and feel better on the weekends". Who knew? The
article reports:
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The study found that people love the freedom associated with
weekends and even feel better physically.
The study reinforces what is known as the "self-determination
theory," which means that well-being is based on one's
personal needs for autonomy, competence and social
relationships.
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So, this research from the University of Rochester has concluded that
people find pleasure in "freedom", "personal
autonomy", and "self-determination". Stop the
presses!
Maybe someone should inform the people in Washington D.C. that their
intrusive meddling into the lives of the citizens, with their policies
to regulate our every decision and action, is a clear violation of
our right to the
pursuit of our own happiness.
In fact, let's start with the abomination known as health care reform
which is explicitly designed to eliminate self-determination and
freedom of choice for every one of us, destroying our individual
autonomy and instead, treating us like a herd of cattle. Let's all
make one final effort to contact the White House and our congressional
representatives and let them know, in no uncertain terms, that their
actions are making us VERY UNHAPPY, and that we DEMAND
that they stop violating our unalienable rights and begin protecting
them as they swore an oath to do when they took office.
Oh yeah, and don't forget to let them know that now we have scientific
proof backing us up! :-)
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