Freedom to Choose Brings Happiness

A World Values Survey has found that the freedom to choose brings happiness.

The surveys’ main conclusion is that the most important determinant of happiness is the extent to which people have free choice in how to live their lives.

If you want a single reason for Labour’s poor showings in the polls and the public support for the truckers’ protest this is it. We are sick of Labour and its allies telling us what to do and how to think.

Politics is similar to parenting with bigger numbers. Happy children have boundaries for physical and moral safety but within those boundaries they have a lot of freedom. That includes the freedom to make mistakes which is not without risks, but the risks from over-control are greater.

Labour doesn’t understand this. They are continually interfering in our lives, our work places, our communities and our homes. 

They keep trying to save us from ourselves by exerting control when we’d be much happier if they just left us alone with the freedom to choose for ourselves.