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re: The world in general is becoming an ever more angry, blood thirsty, and violent place.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:59 am to EmmittLBrown
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:59 am to EmmittLBrown
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Selective memory.
As we age and our memories fade, our brain tends to wipe out the negative more than the positive. What we are left with is selective memory of better times.
Yeah, it’s not selective memory. It’s a stark difference to the world I lived in growing up and for the majority of my adult life. It’s much more dangerous, angry, violent, trashy, and sketchy, and it’s been gradually going in this direction for some time now. We didn’t have to worry about people shooting people in schools when I was a kid. We didn’t think about conceal carrying, or open carrying. We didn’t have the intolerance for other people’s opinions like we have today. Matter of fact, people didn’t really care all that much. You voted, and that was basically that. It didn’t dominate conversations and alienate people from their circle of friends. We didn’t contend with nut ball drivers everywhere you looked, and honestly, you really didn’t hear people hitting their horns much less laying on their horns at people, probably because we didn’t have cell phones, but there wasn’t this pervasive anger all day long.
Nah, it’s not selective memory. It’s different, much different.
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Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:02 am to Mike da Tigah
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That’s what’s new,
No it isn't. Before gun-control carrying open or concealed was extremely common in the late 1800's to early 1900's.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:04 am to Clames
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No it isn't. Before gun-control carrying open or concealed was extremely common in the late 1800's to early 1900's.
I can’t speak for the Wild West or turn of the century, but I can speak for the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, and it wasn’t on the radar.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:07 am to Mike da Tigah
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quote:This is nothing new. quote:Carry a gun wherever/wherever you can and be prepared to use it
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That’s what’s new, and indicative of the problem I’m seeing everywhere. I’ve not had to consider arming myself before, but now it’s something you have to think about.
It’s not new either. 70’s and 80’s were just as bad or worse for violent crime and gun crime. The need to carry is a time honored tradition in America.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:11 am to Mike da Tigah
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Why are we so angry and violent and at the ready to go at each other’s throats at the drop of a hat?
Maybe SEC officials should do their jobs and not be beholden to Alabama? I was legit not above violence yesterday after they allowed our best player to take an illegal hit with a messily 15 yard repercussion.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:12 am to Mike da Tigah
Muslims have been chanting death to infidels for longer than ive been alive.
People just chose to tune that out
People just chose to tune that out
This post was edited on 11/5/23 at 7:13 am
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:13 am to Mike da Tigah
The fabric of society was destroyed.
Destroying traditional social institutions doomed mankind. Its being remade under political, not social attachments.
We're just pawns marching toward ideocracy. The average IQ is droppings, social skills are rock bottom.
Destroying traditional social institutions doomed mankind. Its being remade under political, not social attachments.
We're just pawns marching toward ideocracy. The average IQ is droppings, social skills are rock bottom.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:13 am to GeauxZone90
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The globalist want ww3 for mass death
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:16 am to USEyourCURDS
A few years ago I noticed myself becoming negative towards random things that didn’t even warrant negativity. I made the effort to just simply be nice to people in situations where I was becoming negative. Learned a little kindness can make a difference in your personal mentality.
Hold the door for people, but someone a coffee, grab someone’s cart on your way into the grocery store after they finish unloading it, help your neighbor rake leaves. It’s all little effort stuff that makes their day and like you said it’s contagious.
Hold the door for people, but someone a coffee, grab someone’s cart on your way into the grocery store after they finish unloading it, help your neighbor rake leaves. It’s all little effort stuff that makes their day and like you said it’s contagious.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:17 am to Mike da Tigah
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The world in general is becoming an ever more angry, blood thirsty, and violent place.
Can anyone point me a time in history when it hasn’t ?
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:18 am to MardiGrasCajun
I'm not sure how much I believe the globalists are actually that in tune, but it's hard not to watch the news and see an agenda of showing loss, pain, and other events designed to create anger and frustration among the masses. It can also be explained as that's what gets people interacting and watching.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:27 am to Mike da Tigah
I have 16 acres in the country (North Louisiana) I'm about ready to tune out and go live on it.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:28 am to Mike da Tigah
Where I live everybody seems happy, polite, friendly and everybody loves God and our country. I have no complaints.
Now, what I see on TV, the internet, etc is a whole different thing because where I live is nothing like you see on tv and in the internet
Now, what I see on TV, the internet, etc is a whole different thing because where I live is nothing like you see on tv and in the internet
This post was edited on 11/5/23 at 8:21 am
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:45 am to Prominentwon
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Can anyone point me a time in history when it hasn’t ?
The violence is doable. The boredom, apathy, risk averse lives are more of a problem.
Corporate culture became predominant culture, we're just drones.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:51 am to Mike da Tigah
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We didn’t have the intolerance for other people’s opinions like we have today. Matter of fact, people didn’t really care all that much. You voted, and that was basically that. It didn’t dominate conversations and alienate people from their circle of friends.
This is the world you and I and the TD masochists live in ONLY because we seek it. Politics don't dominate conversations outside of social media. And if you are talking about it in the real world, you're probably doing so while watching your favorite goofy opinion news show.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:53 am to SlimTigerSlap
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Politics don't dominate conversations outside of social media.
Not sure what rock you live under, but even sports have been politicized.
DEI is politics, ESG is politics, public schools are political...
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:53 am to Mike da Tigah
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but I can speak for the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, and it wasn’t on the radar.
The pendulum swings back, that's why if you knew your history here you'd understand why this isn't new.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:55 am to RogerTheShrubber
If all you see is politics, all you'll see is politics.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:55 am to Mike da Tigah
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I can’t speak for the Wild West or turn of the century, but I can speak for the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, and it wasn’t on the radar.
Because you were ignorant to the violence around you.
And that isn’t a bad thing.
We weren’t meant to consume every bad thing happening in the world at all times.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 7:55 am to SlimTigerSlap
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If all you see is politics, all you'll see is politics.
You dont sound like the athletic sort, but politics dominates everything, including sports today.
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