The statistics presented here likely primarily include Mormons. Mormons, granted, tend to experience higher rates of senses of well-being due to thorough, lifelong conditioning into a religion that (to put it very very lightly) trains and encourages wishful thinking and group conformity to levels that would make a tankie blush.
Those who leave this religion (cult that has the all-time gold medal championship title in doublethink and mental gymnastics in archeology) tend to experience significantly higher rates of suicide, mortality, and depression.
The youth suicide rate alone shot up 192% from 2009 to 2014.
https://www.rationalfaiths.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/LGBTQStats-2.pdf
Speaking from personal experience, Utah is a theocracy, straight up. The church controls everything from the state congress to the real estate. They have loopholes in the department of education that allow ecclesiastical education at public schools. I’d know, I graduated from one.
Utah is also a massive outlier when it comes to other Republican states.
Utah has a high percentage of its population with college education. It also has a relatively robust state welfare program compared to other Republican states. And, from what I’ve seen regarding comparative state politics, Utah’s political leaders appear to be relatively uncorrupt and able to plan long term growth.
Utah ranks higher than Colorado. That’s a bit surprising. I guess crazy politics doesn’t weigh down the rankings.
Hi. I was born in Utah.
The statistics presented here likely primarily include Mormons. Mormons, granted, tend to experience higher rates of senses of well-being due to thorough, lifelong conditioning into a religion that (to put it very very lightly) trains and encourages wishful thinking and group conformity to levels that would make a tankie blush.
Those who leave this religion (cult that has the all-time gold medal championship title in doublethink and mental gymnastics in archeology) tend to experience significantly higher rates of suicide, mortality, and depression. The youth suicide rate alone shot up 192% from 2009 to 2014. https://www.rationalfaiths.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/LGBTQStats-2.pdf
Speaking from personal experience, Utah is a theocracy, straight up. The church controls everything from the state congress to the real estate. They have loopholes in the department of education that allow ecclesiastical education at public schools. I’d know, I graduated from one.
Fuck Utah.
I assume that’s because they drink almost no alcohol. That’s probably good for their health.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/alcohol-consumption-by-state
Utah is also a massive outlier when it comes to other Republican states.
Utah has a high percentage of its population with college education. It also has a relatively robust state welfare program compared to other Republican states. And, from what I’ve seen regarding comparative state politics, Utah’s political leaders appear to be relatively uncorrupt and able to plan long term growth.
Well compare the rest and you should see at least some correlation.
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It’s so nice for Republicans that 100,000 acres of dirt matters more than a dense populace.
Crazy in your (or my) estimation.
I may not agree with people, but understanding their paradigm can be insightful.
I’m not sure why you are being picked on, but I agree that understanding what works is key to building a healthy society.