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re: Am I just getting older or does it feel like society is collapsing?
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:15 pm to mule74
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:15 pm to mule74
I haven't read all the responses but society is moving downward IMO.
The biggest sign is the that we are becoming a low-trust society as every store has to lock-up more and more items.
It wasn't that long ago that I could walk into Lowes or HD and grab a weedeater or blower on my own. And now they are locked up.
And this is in NW Florida.
And you see it in drug stores etc.
And the trend will not stop much less be reversed....
The biggest sign is the that we are becoming a low-trust society as every store has to lock-up more and more items.
It wasn't that long ago that I could walk into Lowes or HD and grab a weedeater or blower on my own. And now they are locked up.
And this is in NW Florida.
And you see it in drug stores etc.
And the trend will not stop much less be reversed....
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Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:12 pm to 777Tiger
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I was in college(70s,) many scholars were predicting a pretty short shelf life for this country(during the bicentennial year
I graduated HS in 1960. I had studied world History, Persian, Greek, Roman Empires. Rise and fall.
I remember thinking, we finally have it right. Didn't realizes that folks like Jane Fonda and other Commies were already planning our demise.
I remember watching the movie, The Count of Monte Christo, and thinking how fortunate that we have the Supreme Court and the Scales of Justice supporting our Constitution.
Then I became aware that none of the 60's Radicals were ever punished.
There was an infamous student, H Rap Brown, from Southern University. News Media suggested, that he was involved with extreme left organizations.
That he was traveling around the country blowing up buildings. Supposedly the FBI was hot on his trail. Then a building in Baltimore exploded. The News Media reported that he was probably blown up and killed. No one heard of him for over twenty years.
Then I read that he was running a Service Station in Atlanta, Ga.
Time moves on but human beings continue their destructive ways.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:14 pm to mule74
Seems like thing are falling apart. Kinda fraying at the edges. But I still believe in my family and my country and my president. 
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:20 pm to MississippiTigerGirl
Trump is no different than any other president. He tells you a bunch of bullshite so you will vote for him and his want to be president is for selfish reasons. If you think he is some noble country above everything savior then I don't know what to say, but I do believe in my country... to a degree, but I think we are compromised to some degree.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:21 pm to mule74
Im 40. I rarely read news or politics, most of my tv/internet time is on sports. I think the world is fine and always slightly changing. I think keeping news and politics and alot of social media at arms length is important for ones mental health. I gauge the world by the people i see around me, for the most part its well intentioned people trying to provide for their families and be nice to each other with the obvious rare exceptions. So i think the world is fine. I dont think its as bad as they want you to think
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:45 pm to OweO
You make good points. But I submit that I can’t even imagine living anywhere else. At least we can try to change the things that we don’t like and advocate for the things that we do like without getting shot at…most of the time.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:48 pm to MississippiTigerGirl
Without question I wouldn't want to live in any other country
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:49 pm to Spawn
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I've been saying this since oh ....2008.
Youre not wrong. Instant gratification and narcissism have exploded since the smart phone hit the market.
Expectations in public were much higher 20 years ago then they are today. Much higher.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:56 pm to OweO
Me neither. But this country is changing. So certain precautions should be made and accounted for. My husband limps and is weak on his left side with little short term memory due to a stroke.
When we go out together either in mccomb or Jackson or even here in Brookhaven, I keep my eyes open.
That’s all I’m saying.
When we go out together either in mccomb or Jackson or even here in Brookhaven, I keep my eyes open.
That’s all I’m saying.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:59 pm to mule74
I think they are speeding up the clocks...I'M NOT JOKING!
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