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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." - [[Declaration of Independence|United States Declaration of Independence]]

Previously, I wrote the two essays at: 

*[[Essay: The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future|The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future]]

*[[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]]
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[[File:A color coded map of the world levels of happiness as measured by the World Happiness Index (2023).jpg|thumbnail|1500px|center|According to the World Happines Index, the citizens of the United States are happier than the citizens of Russia.<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_color_coded_map_of_the_world_levels_of_happiness_as_measured_by_the_World_Happiness_Index_(2023).svg A color coded map of the world levels of happiness as measured by the World Happiness Index (2023)]</ref><ref>[https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2023/ World Happiness Report 2023]</ref> ]]
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== The genius of the founding fathers of the United States, happiness and labor productivity ==

See: [[Essay: The genius of the founding fathers of the United States, happiness and labor productivity|The genius of the founding fathers of the United States, happiness and labor productivity]]

== Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are? There are so many reasons why the Russians are unhappy! Don't miss out on all the reasons. Click the link below! ==

''See also:'' [[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]]

[[File:Russia map flag-overlay (1).png|thumbnail|600px|center|<big>'''Please read:'''</big> [[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]] ]]
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== China and unhappiness ==

=== China and state atheism ===
[[File:China on globe.png|thumbnail|200px|right|[[China]] has the largest atheist population in the world.<ref>
*[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)]
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], ''Washington Post'' By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013</ref> ]]
''See also:'' [[China and atheism]]

[[China]] has the world's largest [[atheism|atheist]] population and practices [[state atheism]].<ref name="thechapmans.nl">[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)]</ref><ref name="washingtonpost.com">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], ''Washington Post'' By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013</ref> China has one of the highest rates of atheism in the world.<ref name="thechapmans.nl"/><ref name="washingtonpost.com"/> According to a 2012 Worldwide Independent Network/Gallup International Association (WIN/GIA) poll, 47% of Chinese people were convinced atheists, and a further 30% were not religious. In comparison, only 14% considered themselves to be religious.<ref>{{cite news|title= Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism  |publisher= [[WIN/GIA|Gallup]]|date=|url= http://www.winmr.com/web/files/news/14/file/14.pdf |accessdate=2012-11-28}}</ref>

==== Atheism and unhappiness ====

''See also:'' [[Atheism and happiness]] and [[Atheism and health]]

The prestigious [[Mayo Clinic]] found that that religious involvement and spirituality are associated with better physical health, mental health, health-related quality of life and other health outcomes.<ref name="Mayo">Mueller, Dr. Paul S. et al. (December 2001). [https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(11)62799-7/abstract "Religious involvement, spirituality, and medicine: implications for clinical practice"]. ''Mayo Clinic Proceedings'' vol. 76:12, pp. 1225-1235.  Retrieved from Mayo Clinic Proceedings website on July 20, 2014.</ref>

There is a significant amount of data indicating that atheists are more unhappy that theists (See: [[Atheism and happiness]] and [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and suicide]] and [[Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts]]).

==== China and unhappiness ====

In 2012, ''Time'' magazine reporting on a study published in the ''Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'' by a team from the University of Southern California headed by economist Richard Easterlin: 
{{Cquote|Despite an unprecedented rate of economic growth, China’s life satisfaction over the past two decades has largely followed the trajectory seen in the central- and eastern-European transition countries — a decline followed by a recovery, with no change or a declining trend over the period as a whole. There is no evidence of a marked increase in life satisfaction in China of the magnitude that might have been expected based on the fourfold increase in the level of per capita consumption during that period. In its transition, China has shifted from one of the most egalitarian countries in terms of distribution of life satisfaction to one of the least egalitarian. Life satisfaction has declined markedly in the lowest-income and least-educated segments of the population, while rising somewhat in the upper (socioeconomic status) stratum.<ref>[http://world.time.com/2012/05/15/for-china-economic-growth-doesnt-always-equal-happiness/ For China, Economic Growth Doesn’t Always Equal Happiness], Time magazine</ref>}}

''Time'' magazine also indicated: "While China’s poorest are increasingly unhappy, it’s unlikely that the country will see Arab Spring–like unrest and revolt. The problems are too diffuse and the state security organs too adept at clamping down on acts of dissent that have the potential for wider appeal. But on a local level, protest is widespread, averaging about 500 a day nationwide, according to economist Niu Wenyuan, an adviser to China’s State Council."<ref>[http://world.time.com/2012/05/15/for-china-economic-growth-doesnt-always-equal-happiness/ For China, Economic Growth Doesn’t Always Equal Happiness], Time magazine</ref>

== Copy of the United States Declaration of Independence ==

''See also:'' [[Declaration of Independence|United States Declaration of Independence]]

[[Image:Declaration_of_independence.jpg|thumb|center|500px|The Declaration of Independence; the original is badly faded.
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - [[Declaration of Independence|United States Declaration of Independence]] ]]
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== User: Conservative's international politics essays ==
[[File:Wallace Monument 20080505 Stained glass William Wallace.jpg|thumbnail|325px|right|"When I was a boy, the priest, my uncle, carefully inculcated upon me this proverb, which I then learned and have ever since kept in my mind: 'Dico tibi verum, Libertas optima rerum; Nunquam servili, sub nexu vivito, fili.' 'I tell you a truth: Liberty is the best of things, my son; never live under any slavish bond." - [[William Wallace]] ]]
*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative%27s_essays#International_politics  User: Conservative's international politics essays]
==== General international politics essays ====

*[[Essay: The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?|The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?]]
*[[Essay: Why did so many self-declared international relations experts miserably fail concerning their multipolar fantasy?|Why did so many self-declared international relations experts miserably fail concerning their multipolar fantasy?]]
*[[Essay: What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?|What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?]]
*[[Essay: Why has the West been so successful?|Why has the West been so successful?]]
*[[Essay: The 2023 BRICS Summit was a bunch of hoopla. We still don't live in a multipolar world.|The 2023 BRICS Summit was a bunch of hoopla. We still don't live in a multipolar world.]]
*[[Essay: The wreck of the HMS Multipolar World Fantasy|The wreck of the HMS Multipolar World Fantasy]] - Humor
*[[Essay: The anti-Christianity Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin and Xi Jinping have opposed homosexuality so this isn't a very high moral bar for China and Russia to clear|The anti-Christianity Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin and Xi Jinping have opposed homosexuality so this isn't a very high moral bar for China and Russia to clear]]

==== The United States ====

*[[Essay: The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future|The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future]]
*[[Essay: Is the USA an economic powerhouse and juggernaut?|Is the USA an economic powerhouse and juggernaut?]]
*[[Essay: The U.S. Navy is the most powerful navy in the world|The U.S. Navy is the most powerful navy in the world]]

==== China ====

*[[Essay:Skepticism about China remaining a global power|Skepticism about China remaining a global power]]

*[[Essay: The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China|The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China]]

==== Russia ====

*[[Essay: Why I am not bullish on Russia's future|Why I am not bullish on Russia's future]]

*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]]

*[[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]

*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin's foolish decision to launch an invasion of Ukraine in February 2022|Vladimir Putin's foolish decision to launch an invasion of Ukraine in February 2022]]

*[[Essay: Russian war crimes in Ukraine|Russian war crimes in Ukraine]]

*[[Essay: Russian oil: Lower future production/profits due to future higher extraction costs and other inefficiencies|Russian oil: Lower future production/profits due to future higher extraction costs and other inefficiencies]]

*[[Essay: Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines|Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines]]

*[[Essay: China's economic decline will contribute to Russia's decline|China's economic decline will contribute to Russia's decline]]

*[[Essay: Russia's neo-Nazi problem belies one of Putin's rationales for the war in Ukraine|Russia's neo-Nazi problem belies one of Putin's rationales for the war in Ukraine]]

*[[Essay: Russia has the 2nd highest rate of alcoholism in the world|Russia has the 2nd highest rate of alcoholism in the world]]
[[File:Vladimir Putin in KGB uniform.jpg|thumbnail|right|225px|[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin]] in a [[KGB]] uniform.
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See also: [[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]] ]]
*[[Essay: Low labor productivity is one of the most acute and important problems facing Russia|Low labor productivity is one of the most acute and important problems facing Russia]]

*[[Essay: The future of Russia. The kings of wishful thinking versus a more realistic scenario|The future of Russia. The kings of wishful thinking versus a more realistic scenario]]

*[[Essay: Russia getting pummeled in wars in Russian history that hyper Russophiles will not tell you about|Russia getting pummeled in wars in Russian history that hyper Russophiles will not tell you about]]

*[[Essay: The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy|The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy]]

*[[Essay: Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline|Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline]]

*[[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]]

*[[Essay: Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world.|Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world]]

*[[Essay: Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?|Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?]]

*[[Essay: Is Vladimir Putin a manchild or a macho genius?|Is Vladimir Putin a manchild or a macho genius?]]

*[[Essay: Search results for "Russia demographics crisis" using the Russian search engine Yandex and Google Scholar. Fanatical Russophiles weep for Mother Russia who has a low fertility rate that is far below a replacement level of births|Search results for "Russia demographics crisis" using the Russian search engine Yandex and Google Scholar. Fanatical Russophiles weep for Mother Russia who has a low fertility rate that is far below a replacement level of births]]

*[[Essay: Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!|Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!]]

*[[Essay: Nordsteam pipelines being sabotaged and Putin failing to play politics several moves ahead on the politics chess board|Nordsteam pipelines being sabotaged and Putin failing to play politics several moves ahead on the politics chess board]]

*[[Essay: Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb|Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb]]

*[[Essay: Russian Statistics Service indicates that 22.6 percent of Russian households aren't connected to a sewer system|Essay: Russian Statistics Service indicates that 22.6 percent of Russian households aren't connected to a sewer system]] 

*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin understimates small opponents - big time!|Vladimir Putin understimates small opponents - big time!]] - Humor

*[[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess|There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess]] - Humor

*[[Essay: Why a Westerner falling for Russian propaganda is like a man who is seduced by a corrupt 300 pound woman|Why a Westerner falling for Russian propaganda is like a man who is seduced by a corrupt 300 pound woman]] - Humor

==== War in Ukraine ====

*[[Essay: How long will the war in Ukraine last and what will its likely outcomes will be? A prediction on its outcomes|How long will the war in Ukraine last and what will its likely outcomes will be? A prediction on its outcomes]]

*[[Essay: The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years|The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years]]

*[[Essay: Why exceedingly few people in the world endlessly obsess about the date of April 9, 2020|Why exceedingly few people in the world endlessly obsess about the date of April 9, 2020]]

== User:Conservative's essays ==

*[[User:Conservative's essays]]
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