You said it. Our lives, up until the last few years, enjoyed more “peaceful times.”
I don’t blame the media. I blame the Baby Boom generation as a whole. They’re the ones who have been divisive their whole lives, and no matter how hard we try, we can’t seem to get rid of them in political power.
They created the “participation trophy,” and have the call their kids, the millenials, the most entitled generation? They’re the one complaining about Gen X being lazy and apathetic. Again, the boomers should look in the mirror. The boomers created the current media. Whether it’s “MSM” or “Right-wing opinion” shows, they’re all completely full of s#!+. I take’em all with a grain of salt, but they are ALL in it to make money off of ratings. Every last one of them, right or left.
As for your description of the mentally ill’s profile - I think you hit the nail on the head. But again, how do we keep them from shooting people? Whether it’s gang shooting, domestic violence, or most importantly shooting our CHILDREN? I’m tired of hearing, “we need to ban guns,” but I am almost more tired of hearing, “it’s a mental health issue.” The former is not attainable - nor do I think it should be. The latter is fully attainable - yet that Boomer mentality of divisiveness prevents us for actually doing something about it. It is EXTREMELY POSSIBLE to mitigate mass shootings without taking away guns. It’s EXTREMELY IMPOSSIBLE to ban all guns. Life happens in the grey area and we all ought to stop feeding the Boomer mentality of divisiveness.
Biden is old and boring. Trump is rich and has absolutely NOTHING in common with the Republican base. He’s just really good at riling them up (and don’t get me wrong, they have many justifiable civil grievances) so he can attain power. Like everyone else he’s encountered, he’ll chew them up and spit them out as soon as they are no longer useful to his goal.
This country needs a center-right party and the republicans are NO LONGER that. If it’s authoritarianism one wants, then Trump’s the guy.
I’m still working on the second shrine in ToTK. My child doesn’t sleep, so I don’t get as much time as I’d like to play. Probably better for me - it’ll “extend” my experience of playing over time.
Thanks again for the forum. I hope I’m keeping this respectful. If not, I can let it go and make reaper board mellow again (MRBMA).
