General Discussion

I have noticed most people I encounter are being more interactive and polite, happy to engage in pleasant chatter while in line at the store or mingle time at meetings. Thinking there are a lot of people who remember, and crave, civility. But then, there are the perpetually furious who are driving angry. Accidents are WAY up around here and more serious than before, usually caused by excessive speeding, and not always with alcohol involved. Signs of aggression being taken out on public roads abound. Seems to be an uptick in weird violence, and so far, it ALWAYS from US citizens, mostly of the very white variety.

This is NOT my country, and yet, I remember a lot of civil unrest and backlash against those with legitimate complaints about rights and opportunities back in the 60s. So I reckon this is my country, just on the steroids of decades of hate radio propaganda, expanded to TV, then exponentially expanded with the internet.

It's rare for me to leave the house. Damned near takes dynamite to blast me out, but when I venture, there seem to be more strangers eager to just talk, smile, wish me well and accept my good wishes for them.

Won't give up. Doses of reasons to laugh a little every day helps when my disposition flags. Smiling at strangers in the store, maybe sharing funny stories in the check out line, well, it helps this old empath from disappearing down a dark tunnel. Interacting with fellow DUers here helps, well, most of the time anyway.

Love and reasons to find laughter to all of you. Rest when you must, laugh when you can, and stay in the fight to take our beloved nation back from the brink. I don't know most of you at all and only know a few just a little, but I love you all and know others here do also.