@EL34, @shooter,
No, I am not at all offended by your plain talk. I’m just confused by your posts about the demise of America. I don't get it.
You say that America’s in danger, and you have your list of grievances, and your certainties, but neither of you (or any other poster) explains or expands on even one of your allegations. If you can't offer proof, why should anyone take you seriously? You don’t connect any dots, you see?
I really do not recognize the scary country you describe, either. I don’t live there, not even close. I live in bright-red rural Virginia. Immigrants are not mass-murdering anybody here. Most of my neighbors are conservative, farm-stock, mostly Republicans and yet somehow, we all get along. Our streets are safe, our schools are good, our town services are great, and the taxes we pay for them are low. None of my friends scattered around the country seem to live in that horrible place either. Are you sure it’s not just in your imagination?
America is doing okay. We are not a hotbed of conspiracies and secret cabals. For the most part, we are a prosperous, healthy, educated, mobile, and tolerant culture. Not perfect, no, but good. Violent crime has been dropping for years. Inflation is going down, paychecks are getting bigger. Unemployment is at 4.3%, what economists regard as “full employment.” Our state and national governments are not hopelessly corrupt either, from what I see. I’ve spent time in central Mexico, and the US is a paradise of honesty compared to what I witnessed down there.
But if you prefer doom and gloom, and want to believe the Ultimate Apocalypse is coming soon, good on you. I never expected to change any minds here. I just wrote in to see if you might be willing to refrain from dumbass name-calling like eight-year olds. And I got my answer: a resounding “No!” One post claimed such insults were fully justified because … wait for it … the danger to America is
too dire for any less scathing a response:
Sorry, this is too importantThis country is in real danger.
Tentative translation: “Name-calling is okay because the Democrats are so scary.” Have I got that right?
Okay I can take a hint, my posts aren’t welcome here. I’ll go back to the amp boards and leave y’all in peace.
God Bless America.