We may be witnessing the rise of the "stupid," the uniformed, the tunnel-visioned, the callous, the self-concerned, the non-humane, the uncompassionate, the ridiculous, the theoretical outliers, and all their many compatriots. We have more "conspiracy theorists" than we have researchers; we fawn on those who give us quick and shallow definitions, unsubstantiated rumors as fact, and just plain lies as truth.
This not only exists in politics, and news reporting; but in the very fabric of family life, human relationships, and yes, our own thoughts. We have all been infected and are now addicted to the false narratives of social media. Someone's Facebook account now substitutes for the "real person" (if there is such a thing). People use Instagram as conversation, selfies as love-making, attitudes as children, the "forever present" their future. We are no longer completely sane.
We have begun down the road to "idiocracy" -- coined after the movie of the same name. That was comic science fiction; unfortunately it now may have become fact. All the "adults in the room" may be gone.
Continue to RESIST!!!
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