Andy_ROC
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- Joined
- Feb 23, 2021
Okay yeah I agree then. I feel we're in a pretty bad place as a nation and a world--- not because most people are inherently evil, but easily lulled into controversial issues and influencers making people feel as if they need to chose sides. There's too much fighting over a lot of nonsense rather than focusing on things we enjoy together. I put a lot of blame on social media and opinion based news --- those organizations are profiting handsomely at our expense by whipping people into a frenzy, dividing us and feeding dangerous toxic tribalism. Climate change, the pandemic and the list goes on and on, all politicized and dividing.
But then again I also consider other generations. My grandparents and my parents as children dealt w/WW2 and the aftermath for years--- fear, product rationing and shortages, price controls, blackouts and air raid drills. I could only imagine the bellyaching from many people today that appear have a very entitled attitudes.
In my youth there was the specter of nuclear war with the Russia. I can remember having air raid drills in school. A siren would blow and we'd duck and cover under our desks--- and that was in the early 70's. Pretty scary stuff for a kid.
Most of us here are old enough to remember the horror of Sept 11, 2001. The absolute sickness and fear, and major life changes that occurred as a result for all of us. Some here I bet even had friends murdered that day. We endured.
With that all said, while we've endured a lot over the years, what's different and most concerning this time is we're more divided. There's such political barriers to working together to solve problems. The fueling of toxic tribalism that is dividing us while other's profit from this dangerous act. We're on a pretty bad trajectory right now but my family and I chose to live our lives being happy and kind to others and that often is contagious.
