Originally Posted by Ma_Republican
My blood pressure cannot take posting as often as I used to.
I think, my friend, that you would find the world less stressful if you would not react emotionally to issues, but take a more cerebral approach. Physiological Politics: Stress and Dominance Responses to Political News
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Opposition party members who report feeling fearful during the video were more likely to have increased in cortisol. Republicans scoring low on the Hostility measure were more likely to have higher cortisol levels when watching Fox News. This is counter to prior research (Moons, Eisenberger & Taylor, 2010) and its meaning is unclear. Finally, Republicans scoring low on Surprise were also more likely to have higher cortisol levels when watching Fox News. Scoring low on the Surprise PANAS-X subscale could indicate being familiar with the type of media being watched. These viewers may be inoculated to the effects of ideological media.
(Emphasis added) Moreover, facts are much less stress-inducing than misinformation. (The Fox News "Effect": A Few References)

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich