re: #99 austin_blue

I’m right behind you in the years and I agree, shit has derailed. The Gish Gallop has been inundated by the Trump Tsunami. Open NAZIs running for office, right wing terrorism growing, racism no longer being subtle dog whistles but instead air raid sirens, alternative facts, outright lies and a metric shit-ton more. I find it difficult to comment on any one thing because it’s just an endless barrage of bullshit that never stops.

It depresses me that there are so many heartless people in our country. Unfortunately, in my lifetime I have come to the conclusion that too many people pay lip service to being good people. They may be good people within the part of the world they exist in but when it comes to walking a mile in the shoes of another? Not only no, but Hell no! These types will bust in to tears when their favorite pet falls ill and laugh like an ass at some innocent black guy who was wrongly killed by a cop. They will donate to help a family with a child that has cancer, but only if the kid is white.

In talking to these people I have learned that they love to talk about the misfortune in their lives, seeking my understanding and sympathy for their difficulties. I have also learned that they will laugh at the difficulties of those they don’t like, not stopping for one second to think they they themselves sought my sympathy when things were difficult for them.

I would call it selfishness but it’s much more than that. It’s a really nasty self-absorbed kind of selfishness. Almost childish in nature in some people. Combine that with racism, misogyny, homophobia, religious zealotry and then toss in Commander Chaos and his Ball-sucking Yes Men, you end up with where we are at today.