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mohawk600
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Does the world seem to be turned upside down and going to hell?
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Common sense is still there. It has turned 180 however! Now the average dumb idiot is the "common sense" crowd. Scary how bad it is and idiots are happily following along........dutiful idiots!
Dont blame, I voted GOP.
Me too.......but I have only met ONE person who would actually admit to voting for the big guy. It's funny to me, they voted for him but are too ashamed to admit it.
I think its the media and all the constant nonsense they push to keep everyone on edge. People are losing their minds with the constant barrage of gloom and worry. You used to go an entire day without any input from anywhere, your contacts were limited to a small community or family. The news was something that came on once a day and had an hour of information shoved into 30 minutes of time, told to you by people that you thought might be telling the truth. You could go a day, a week, or more without anything but your own small circle of people being all the communication and info you got. Its not that way anymore and I just hate it for the kids coming up in this mess.
IF, you're a believer....
Elections have Consequences..
Why does it seem so......because it is.
^^^^^ what Locust Fork said
Gents, I had a massive epiphany a couple months back. I knew this, but then suddenly it became real to me.
The media want money. They get it by people reading what they write. Online, it's clicks on stories and clicks on ads and articles. How do they get you to read it? Make it as horrifying or dramatic as they can. Outrageous. You read it and your blood pressure goes through the roof, you can't believe it's as bad as that, and so a few hours later or the next day you come back to read it again, and they've made it even worse. More clicks, more revenue.
Porn has a weakness, people get "used to it" and it stops being arousing. So people need a bigger hit to get the same arousal, so they turn to something more graphic. That cycle builds until people get way out in the fringe of what's outrageous, and the guys making the porn are happy to keep producing it. They got you hooked. You need that hit. Click click click, more revenue.
Same with the media and news stories. I call it outrage porn. They need you to keep coming back for that hit, that adrenaline rush of anger, so they up the ante. Pretty soon they're showing the most outrageous behavior happening in the farthest outlying parts of the population. You keep clicking and they keep making it worse. They got you hooked, you need that adrenaline hit.
So stop it.
Take a deep breath and count to 10. Do it again. Now ask yourself who do you personally know that's as screwed up as that news article? Maybe you know one. Do you know two? No.
Think of your neighbors. Don't "read into" their behavior, think of your actual interactions. How were they? Nice? Smile? Polite interactions? Think of the last trip to the hardware store. The doofus kid showed you where the hinge screws were, the checkout girl smiled and wished you a nice day. You saw smiles everywhere in that store, and not one frown.
At the gas station your eyes met the eyes of the guy with the truck, you both nodded and went about your business. No brawling or screaming matches. You had no idea if he was a liberal or a conservative, and it didn't matter.
Driving home, some 16 year old kid pulled something stupid, but it's because he hasn't grown a brain yet. Not from malice. Remember the nice lady that let you merge onto the highway? For every idiot driver you see, you're not paying attention to the hundred that are being courteous and safe. An idiot had his brights on and blinded you? How about the hundred that didn't? Did you mutter "thank you pal" at each one that went past? You're looking at the wrong things. Change what you look at.
We have been led down a path by politicians and the media, and they have us at each other's throats. THEY ARE LYING TO US. We are dancing in their puppet strings while they feed us outrage, and we respond with outrage. They are painting very clear instructions for who we're supposed to hate next, and we oblige them.
How would the world look if you hadn't watched the news or read articles on your phone for the last year? Seriously. Think about it. What if all your perceptions of people had come from personal interactions? The world would look radically different.
So stop reading that crap.
It's not easy, the outrage porn has you hooked and you need that adrenaline hit from the rush of anger. I know, I feel it too. Put your phone down. Shut the damn thing off. It won't kill you to try it. Quit reading those articles on those websites. I know, it's VERY HARD not to. Porn is addicting. You need to go cold turkey.
You will need help to break the addiction. Pick someone and make a habit of talking to them, ideally face to face. If not every day, every few days. Make a joke out of it, tell them you're breaking an addiction and they're your "sponsor". You'll both laugh about it, but that's real. You need someone to keep your eyes focused on living breathing humanity.
Go to breakfast every week and you pay for awhile. Notice the waitress smiles a lot, so does the cashier. Notice how the tables have been wiped down, the spoons are clean, and the food is actually tasty. There's a nice surprise to be thankful for. The people at the next table are smiling and laughing at a private joke, they seem like nice folks. There's a kid over there, catch his eye and make a funny face, see if you can make him smile.
At least 50% of the people you just interacted with are liberals. You couldn't tell, and it did not matter. They are just people, like you. They are your neighbors and they do not wish you harm. Enjoy their kindness, and be kind in return.
And after awhile you'll find you broke the addiction, those media sites don't have a grip on you anymore, and the world is a much, much, much better place to be.
Guaranteed.
Spot on Nanuq! If I could hit the like button a thousand times, I would! 🙂
Are you sure you're not a reincarnation of Paul Harvey? I don't believe he would have said it any better, Nanuq!
Nanuq speaks the truth. I have unknowingly done exactly what he says. The tv is rarely on, and it s never on a news station. I get at least a dozen news bearing emails from right wing type groups every day. 99% of them get deleted without even opening them. My daily focus is the area that is my world. For me this started over 10 years ago. If you bathe yourself in the "news" or all the political nonsense going on in the world, it'll drive you nuts. Try what Nanuq suggests, you will be glad you did.
Of course I get a large portion of my news off GB, so that's got to be the real skinny, right?🤣
...No....I am sure that "Does the world seem to be turned upside down and going to hell?" was first uttered by Adam after he was fed a bad apple by a treacherous woman...
I started a thread early in 2020....It was basically saying the sun came up that day and it will continue to rise and set every day....I ended it with where my focus is most days...For me it was true then and it is now..
"So my take on all of this, take care of your loved ones, look out for the those that might need a little help. say your prayers if you are so inclined and just keep yourself healthy and moving forward...."
What's going to happen when there is no where else to go..??
Dang Nanuq, well said! I'm going to get my wife to read that post. We were just today talking about a lot of that! God bless you for putting it into words!
The news anchor on ABC, David Muir, is prime example of what you said. He is so INTENSE with his voice and presentation that I always wonder how he keeps that crap up every day. I call him Dr. Doom and Gloom.
Wife and I refer to him as the drama queen.
That is high praise indeed, and I'm not quite sure I deserve that. I used to listen to Paul Harvey because my dad liked him, and he was a treasure. "And now for the rest of the story!"
And what IS the rest of the story?
1 Peter 3:14 - But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”
Galatians 6:9 - Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.
John 14:23 - Jesus answered, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him".
1 Corinthians 13:4-6 - Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up. It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful. It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth.
1 Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, and He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape so that you are able to bear it.
Romans 12:19 - Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.
And finally,
Colossians 4:2 - Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
The world is a great place, some of the inhabitants have gone to hell in an hand basket.
Best not say what I think is the real problem.
MC might break out the big hammer.😲
Nook, you said it well.
Looks like he has slipped on ice. I can tell by the looks on his buddy's faces.🙃
The original "break" dancing! A wrist, a leg, a hip.
I actually seen this in real life on TV awhile back. Nothing surprises me any more.
People (some with bones through their nose and ears) in mud and grass huts, appeared to be deep into the Amazon with cell phones and lap tops, No electric. They had to charge them by solar panels.
Our current USA Gov't had provided them for free (you and I paid for them) so they could contact the outside world. (and do virtual learning)
We allow asking for prayer and offering prayer. But that is the extent of anything 'Religious' to include bible quotes.