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Moebym

(989 posts)

15. I was just thinking the same thing.

Reply to Trueblue Texan (Original post)

Mon Aug 23, 2021, 09:40 PM

Aug 2021

Last edited Mon Aug 23, 2021, 10:18 PM - Edit history (1)

It's enough to turn one into a misanthrope.

So many of our fellow humans are nihilists who'd would rather see humanity slowly decline and die off from mostly preventable disasters than temporarily give up even a small number of their individual freedoms. These people are opposed to the fundamental precepts of civilization.

Tens of thousands of years since the rise of human civilization began, we seem to be going backwards.

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I just can't ... [View all] Trueblue Texan Aug 2021 OP

... SheltieLover Aug 2021 #1

You're in good company. alwaysinasnit Aug 2021 #2

I'm so sorry.... Who could blame you? onecaliberal Aug 2021 #3

Wish I could help. I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2021 #4

Same here. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #5

I Took a "Mental" Break After the Election-Partly Because the Lunatic isn't Running the Country Stallion Aug 2021 #6

-hugs- Starseer Aug 2021 #7

Right there with you. luvs2sing Aug 2021 #8

Good idea! CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #9

Me too. StarryNite Aug 2021 #10

Burying yourself in artwork sounds like a great idea. Maraya1969 Aug 2021 #11

A friend...when I was encountering much less serious issues than these...gave me a card dutch777 Aug 2021 #12

i hear ya. mopinko Aug 2021 #13

Good for you to take a break. We all need them from time to time, we just sometimes forget. c-rational Aug 2021 #14

I was just thinking the same thing. Moebym Aug 2021 #15

I hear ya. Hard to get out of bed. Angry, depressed and hopeless many days. I hope for better times. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #16

I have taken a break. Binge watching "Alone". It's a welcome distraction. Pepsidog Aug 2021 #17

I do feel weary Skittles Aug 2021 #18

... sprinkleeninow Aug 2021 #19

All I can add is that these assholes have taken all the fun out of life in America. world wide wally Aug 2021 #20

Me too Nanuke Aug 2021 #21

We can point most all of this shit to one simple (yet complicated) problem. Mr. Evil Aug 2021 #22

Good angle. If only. Stunning that there isn't an effective ocean swell against this intentional JudyM Aug 2021 #25

Advice I gave my husband tonight. Both his vaccinated parents Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #23

I took a news break and only watched Britbox TV shows. A much needed escape. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #24

Go enjoy your art making! Evert 4 - 9 weeks I get the Pandemic Blues for a day or so... electric_blue68 Aug 2021 #26