Middle Age Russ wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:54 am
Some people ARE on edge -- due largely to the fear mongering media and the divisiveness that "sells". One can hardly hear or see a "news" story these days without getting hit with an us-or-them argument, typically one-sided against the anti-Progressives, aka Right-Wing Deplorables. This has reached the point where demonization and de-humanization of people that have different opinions is the norm. I fully believe there are threats -- and acts -- of violence taking place these days that are driven primarily by this pervasive divisiveness, which is largely being used by Progressive elements to dismantle individual Liberty and our Republic.
Every day, week, month.. I keep pulling further and further back from watching national news, clicking on articles (especially political).... Even at this point, a mass shooting.. I give it 15 - 20 minutes of my time.... No, I'm not heartless... I just know it's going to be wash, rinse, repeat.... I deleted Yahoo from my bookmarks 6 months ago... I usually rely on my News360 app where I can block feeds from stories or sources I don't want to hear from... If there's any mass hysteria that I'm concerned about it's the possibility of a civil war.... And some 3rd party invading while we are at odds with one another... I'm slowly buckling down the hatches as best as I can within my financial, location and work, etc ability.....