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NowISeetheLight

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4. Too Many Stupid People

Sat May 20, 2023, 01:37 PM

May 2023

There are too many stupid people who are basically sheep and believe things like Faux News. They don’t understand how things like inflation, gas prices, social security and healthcare work. They’re uneducated and believe what they’re fed. I don’t think they can be fixed.

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Do you think people here in the US will ever be able to live in harmony with each other? [View all] debm55 May 2023 OP

No. Harmony is an illusion where opposition is weak. bucolic_frolic May 2023 #1

So you don't think the republicans will ever stop with their bullshit? debm55 May 2023 #2

No, i don't think they ever have, but they do get out of power for periods of time. bucolic_frolic May 2023 #3

Too Many Stupid People NowISeetheLight May 2023 #4

With the northward climate change migration, hell NO. roamer65 May 2023 #5

We know that Joe and the Dems are trying very hard to fix the problems, it is sad to think that what debm55 May 2023 #7

1.5C average temp rise is baked into the cake now. roamer65 May 2023 #10

My first instinct is no, but I never thought the events of the past 7 years could happen either Axelrods_Typewriter May 2023 #6

This is not a recipe for "getting along". roamer65 May 2023 #8

No. Climate change is the game changer that has stopped the clock on our social evolution. CrispyQ May 2023 #9

Do you by chance have a link for that article? flamingdem May 2023 #11

Found it. It's a long article. This is just a snippet. CrispyQ May 2023 #14

Humans aren't wired for that. Kaleva May 2023 #12

Not likely. GoodRaisin May 2023 #13

I guess it is wishful thinking on my part. Since tRump the assholes have come from beneath their debm55 May 2023 #15

No!! Butterflylady May 2023 #16

We tried: New Harmony, Indiana est 1814 cbabe May 2023 #17

We will be able to live in peace when the bullies realize that they can't win. Chainfire May 2023 #18

Not as long as we have hatemongers spewing lies 24/7 on radio and TV Mysterian May 2023 #19

I agree. Wish it would end. But I don't the see hatemongers stopping or the preachers preaching debm55 May 2023 #20

Yes I hope so Ozzi May 2023 #21

Ozzi. thank you for your well thought out post.It us inspiring what you posted. Your country seems debm55 May 2023 #24

Welcome to DU! Sky Jewels May 2023 #25

I think most people mostly do Sympthsical May 2023 #22

I also started a post today on what can we change about the media. I agree with your post--they are debm55 May 2023 #27

It does feel like a lot of society is "on edge" Sympthsical May 2023 #28

You did my friend, your words were very helpful to me. Earlier today, for that split second, I debm55 May 2023 #29

Maybe when enough people born before 1980 or so die off, Sky Jewels May 2023 #23

I am 68. Most of my very "liberal" friends are the "what's in it for me" and the hell with every debm55 May 2023 #26

Your liberal friends think like that? BlackSkimmer May 2023 #32

Yes, they are liberal only when it suits themselves. I really don't bother with them as much-. But debm55 May 2023 #36

Why just here? The whole of human history has been a battleground for power in the world Shanti Shanti Shanti May 2023 #30

But it just seems more in your face right now. It seems like a constant--day after day, for RWNJ. debm55 May 2023 #31

Young generation now seem to get along remarkably Laura PourMeADrink May 2023 #33

Nope. That bird has flown & is gone forever now. elocs May 2023 #34

The majority of us already live in harmony with each other I'd say EX500rider May 2023 #35

What do you think that would look like? WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #37

I think it would be all people working together for the common good of the country, Put aside debm55 May 2023 #38