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In reply to the discussion: Why are Karens and Chads so generally angry? [View all]Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)However, the mentioned group(s) have been angry for a very long time, decades in fact. We are simply seeing more of them courtesy of cellphone cameras. I worked Retail taking their abuse for over 4 decades and these folks have always been there.
People have been angry and become angrier as there economic world was slowly squeezed tighter and tighter while being fed loads of well directed organized BS at the same time. As you add in more of the same, fear of an invisible disease and added restrictions the results are easy or predict. Some corks are going to pop.
The 1% have been working very hard throughout our history to keep the masses fighting amongst themselves and blaming each other for their plight all the while laughing all the way to the bank. This is simply an expression of the methodology that had worked for a very long time.