More Lunacy Ahead??

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I saw on the news this evening that businesses all over Boston are boarding up their windows. It made me feel really sad...that we've somehow come to this. One thing I've noticed is that everyone seems to have a chip on their shoulder and everyone takes offense much too quickly...and political correctness has grown to the point of absurdity. I feel like I literally can't say anything to anyone without the fear of giving offense. I don't know if it's the virus or this is the new climate of the world we live in. It isn't a comfortable place.
 

Autumn said:
I saw on the news this evening that businesses all over Boston are boarding up their windows. It made me feel really sad...that we've somehow come to this. One thing I've noticed is that everyone seems to have a chip on their shoulder and everyone takes offense much too quickly...and political correctness has grown to the point of absurdity. I feel like I literally can't say anything to anyone without the fear of giving offense. I don't know if it's the virus or this is the new climate of the world we live in. It isn't a comfortable place.
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Agreed.
 

Autumn said:
I saw on the news this evening that businesses all over Boston are boarding up their windows. It made me feel really sad...that we've somehow come to this. One thing I've noticed is that everyone seems to have a chip on their shoulder and everyone takes offense much too quickly...and political correctness has grown to the point of absurdity. I feel like I literally can't say anything to anyone without the fear of giving offense. I don't know if it's the virus or this is the new climate of the world we live in. It isn't a comfortable place.
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I have noticed this lately-for sure 😂. The more I tried not to give offense the more, it seemed, I offended. I remember a foster child I had. I was in therapy with him, explaining something to his therapist. I told her “then I realized that I was trying to reason with a person who was mentally ill, so I gave up”. She responded “exactly”.

I think, for a while, we must strategically retreat, and wait for sanity to return.
 
People were getting stupid and crazy long before this virus since the media arouses everyone's hackles over the least thing these days. Our cops in my town are doubled and only because we have MS-13 savages in the area. They are watched carefully, but you never know. I will be so glad when this election is done, finished, ended, once and for all.
 
rgp said:
I'd like to see no transfer of power. And peace [such as it is] maintained.
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A transfer of power occurs after every election. The newly elected president is sworn in every four years. It does NOT matter if the newly elected president is the most recent past president or a past president from years ago. The transfer of power is still completed, the nuclear codes are still changed, etc.

You have made a poticial statement. I did not. @rgp. Unless you want a king instead of a president. I’d say more of what I think of your attempt, but I would break forum rules. Perhaps you should read and acquaint yourself, better, about elections, transfers of power, and the reason for the swearing in ceremony.
 
Really, I don't know what to say. I live in a small town of 2,000 so I feel perfectly safe. Perhaps it's not "sexy" like Chicago, New York or LA but I'm sure not going to board up my windows. None of my neighbours are! I live in Canada & have not heard of anyone rioting. We have our problems here but rioting is not one of them. Our problems stem from the fact that in the near future the hospitals may not be able to take in all the new cases of Covid-19 which seem to be caused by the young generation with their house parties, pub crawls & their "High Fives". You might say that I'm glad to have been born in this country, north of the border. Yes, our winters are long but I would rather face the cold frosty days than riots or being shot. Having often traveled in the "good ole' USA & having spent 2 winters down there in Long Island Village near Port Isabel, Texas, I have met many wonderful, good & very friendly Americans. Too bad you never hear about these kind of people. The media only tells us about the violence, shooting, killing, rapes, murders, riots & other cases of bad news. No wonder I really limit my intake of news to no more than 15 mins/day. There is more to life than what the media is telling us about.
 
Aneeda72 said:
A transfer of power occurs after every election. The newly elected president is sworn in every four years. It does NOT matter if the newly elected president is the most recent past president or a past president from years ago. The transfer of power is still completed, the nuclear codes are still changed, etc.

You have made a poticial statement. I did not. @rgp. Unless you want a king instead of a president. I’d say more of what I think of your attempt, but I would break forum rules. Perhaps you should read and acquaint yourself, better, about elections, transfers of power, and the reason for the swearing in ceremony.
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Really ? Well I disagree, I believe you did in fact make a political statement. Then in this reply tried to cover it with talk about the fine points.
 
Lewkat said:
People were getting stupid and crazy long before this virus since the media arouses everyone's hackles over the least thing these days. Our cops in my town are doubled and only because we have MS-13 savages in the area. They are watched carefully, but you never know. I will be so glad when this election is done, finished, ended, once and for all.
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Yes, of course, we have always had stupid people, and most people have stupid moments. I have had stupid moments 🤦🏻‍♀️but I am aware of them and they pass. Stupid people are just, well, stupid.
 
Geezerette said:
It is so hard trying to act “normal” and calm and do normal things while waiting for the other shoe to drop. It’s exhausting and giving me a stomach ache.
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There have been no problems anywhere today except robo calls. I’d like to think there will be no problems tomorrow either. We are all fine and fairly safe.
 
Pepper said:
A Democratic Republic.
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I think we were established as a republic, not a democratic republic. But with free schools, medical care, government housing etc. Weather you want to beleive it or not, such things are socialistic. So, IMO, we are a combination of governmental forms, lobbed together to create whatever works for us as a people. Which is how it should be, and how it should stay.

Hopefully after the election, whichever way it goes. I can get another stimulus check. 😂
 

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