right vs left

Rightwingers are mostly religious. They're generally happier than lefties, not only because they're richer, but because they believe that people have free choice. The good book says so. Free choice negates hopelessness which increases happiness. Free choice is also why they like lots of jails. People make decisions solely through their own power and should live with the consequences. This, says the righties, is called responsibilty. Responsibility can be lessened by forgiveness, the other religious thing that's amusingly not that big for them, or blame (eg. satan) but are not invoked unless it is in their own self interest. Wealthy people are generally right wing. Aside from not wanting to pay more taxes, they believe they are where they are because they chose/sacrificed/saved/scrimped/etc. to be where they are. Some believe they've been chosen (You will know them by their fruits Matthew 7:16.). Either way, they believe this is no fluke and lord help those who attempt to topple their gravy train.

Lefties are generally brighter. It takes a fair amount of reasoning to find flaws in society and they do so brilliantly. They can and do find victimhood in heaven. They are generally a miserable lot. They believe the system has oppressed those (sometimes themselves but also a group too stupid, in the lefties eye of course, to see for themselves) who have not "made it" in society. One is where one is because the system is skewed that way. If society were constructed different, we'd have a brand new batch of "winners" hence the lucky few should help the "losers" because it is only dumb luck that they are in the position they are in. There is little personal responsibility, which leads to hopelessness and unhappiness, because the blame is held for the society not the individual. They are not religious ,aside from Marx's opiate of the masses thesis, because they believe religion is a biased man made construct. Ironically, they are far more forgiving to individuals then their religious right counter parts, again because they believe it is society's fault.