Completely agree. There's a distance and isolation from one another that is growing and I think (Reply #61)

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Thu Apr 4, 2019, 05:03 PM

61. Completely agree. There's a distance and isolation from one another that is growing and I think

you are correct about that isolating ourselves from our humanity.

I was just reading an article about the growth in cashless retail operations and concerns from community groups about how this will impact those who are poor since they need to be able to use cash. Yet another barrier to overcome for those who aren’t as well off and yet another wall keeping those who are well off from daily type of interaction (and perhaps better understanding) with someone in different circumstances.

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78 replies	Author	Time	Post
Good God almighty, where are we headed? (Rant) [View all]	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2019	OP
"People here are condemning anyone who touches them as if it were a violent crime."	eShirl	Apr 2019	#1
Headed toward finding out our military readiness is going to be zero for decades because the amount	uponit7771	Apr 2019	#2
The Biden story is being propelled by someone who thinks it will benefit them.	LonePirate	Apr 2019	#3
My money is on Beto or Bernie, can i say that here?	Baclava	Apr 2019	#7
I wouldn't rule out Kamala	louis c	Apr 2019	#18
Do you have a reason to state such nonsense? eom	Control-Z	Apr 2019	#37
Just a feeling I have...	louis c	Apr 2019	#38
I'll bet she does. nt	Skidmore	Apr 2019	#55
Ah. So successful people	Control-Z	Apr 2019	#70
You just described me,	nocoincidences	Apr 2019	#4
I'm 70 and experienced what you did and I agree with you	lunatica	Apr 2019	#5
I'm also 70 & have expereinced both; the difference is very clear. Another thing	Amaryllis	Apr 2019	#21
Frank Bruni made a good point in this op-ed:	The Velveteen Ocelot	Apr 2019	#6
It is not only a risky strategy, it is a losing one. nt	Ferrets are Cool	Apr 2019	#65
I SO hear you, sinkingfeeling...	Guilded Lilly	Apr 2019	#8
This 70 year old Male appreciates your post and agrees that we are in the verge of losing	Atticus	Apr 2019	#9
Oh, it already is.	Ligyron	Apr 2019	#26
Thank you!	redstatebluegirl	Apr 2019	#10
I agree completely. K&R!	highplainsdem	Apr 2019	#11
I'm 65. I hear you loud and clear, and I agree!	Silver Gaia	Apr 2019	#12
Please keep Ranting	njhoneybadger	Apr 2019	#13
I agree with you wholeheartedly, SinkingFeeling.	Honeycombe8	Apr 2019	#14
I'm almost 60, female, and I agree with everything in your post.	yardwork	Apr 2019	#15
Love what you shared...	Dan	Apr 2019	#16
Great comments	Ruby the Liberal	Apr 2019	#17
Amen!!	Alliepoo	Apr 2019	#19
In my own case, being a mid 50's male, I agree with you	bhikkhu	Apr 2019	#20
awwwwwwwww....	Grasswire2	Apr 2019	#49
It's not that simple.	zentrum	Apr 2019	#22
I disagree. I was a woman in a large corporation with a 500 to 1	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2019	#23
I respectfully disagree	crimycarny	Apr 2019	#29
Of course you can say "no".	zentrum	Apr 2019	#43
I agree with you. Especially about how men see it as an unspoken privilege to touch women.	Demit	Apr 2019	#33
That's it exactly.	zentrum	Apr 2019	#44
Are you old enough to remember when he got hair plugs for his receding hairline?	Demit	Apr 2019	#45
Our humanity is dying.	StarryNite	Apr 2019	#24
Nice rant. Thank God and thank you for it. We really need to hear this. Nobody is perfect to	KPN	Apr 2019	#25
I hear you, but...	Sparkly	Apr 2019	#27
We elected a black man.	SlogginThroughIt	Apr 2019	#41
Right fucking on !	WheelWalker	Apr 2019	#28
K&R	EveHammond13	Apr 2019	#30
Thank you. This needed to be said.	bitterross	Apr 2019	#31
Thank you. Love your post and completely agree with your common sense assessment of	c-rational	Apr 2019	#32
Memo to the GOP.....	KY_EnviroGuy	Apr 2019	#34
Yes, old-fashioned warmth. It's what Joe Biden, Al Franken, and	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2019	#35
My consolation on that point	DFW	Apr 2019	#40
Agree on that!	True Blue American	Apr 2019	#76
I am a 71 year old female who grew up without a lot of touching	demigoddess	Apr 2019	#36
It's all political.	Boomerproud	Apr 2019	#46
K&R	HAB911	Apr 2019	#39
Same here.	we can do it	Apr 2019	#42
I agree	sabrams	Apr 2019	#47
Your automation point is silly, people of complained about automation forever. You....	USALiberal	Apr 2019	#48
The cat's out of the bag. We've been marching with "believe women" signs for decades.	MadDAsHell	Apr 2019	#50
Moi aussi!	Mme. Defarge	Apr 2019	#51
I'm from the same generation.	Mz Pip	Apr 2019	#52
What's most upsetting is the	samplegirl	Apr 2019	#53
My wife's career was with the BGA.	BobTheSubgenius	Apr 2019	#54
I think a hug from a family member or good friend	LibDemAlways	Apr 2019	#56
I'll be 62 this year and....	mudstump	Apr 2019	#57
"As a mid-50s male I agree with you. I love pats, hugs and kisses." -bitterross	Different Drummer	Apr 2019	#58
I very much Appreciate your	Cha	Apr 2019	#59
Agree completely!. Had you noticed that men are becoming more demonstrative with	Karadeniz	Apr 2019	#60
Completely agree. There's a distance and isolation from one another that is growing and I think	suffragette	Apr 2019	#61
Great post. I know those times very well because I lived it as you did.	saljr1	Apr 2019	#62
Thank you so much for your "rant"	Ferrets are Cool	Apr 2019	#63
KICK!	Cha	Apr 2019	#64
You're not so much "old school" as a genuine human being. Thanks	Evolve Dammit	Apr 2019	#66
It's no wonder many conservatives think we liberals are stupid.	PatrickforO	Apr 2019	#67
My two cents on, esp. US culture	lambchopp59	Apr 2019	#68
My two cents	lambchopp59	Apr 2019	#69
One of my favorite bosses is of the Biden age	Horse with no Name	Apr 2019	#71
I can't agree	starphlo	Apr 2019	#72
I feel sorry for persons who interpret all human touch as sexual advances.	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2019	#73
I didn't say anything	starphlo	Apr 2019	#78
I usually dont read posts marked as "rant"	912gdm	Apr 2019	#74
me2	jrellis	Apr 2019	#75
Different people have different reactions to being hugged. Some people are huggers and others aren't	Nitram	Apr 2019	#77

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