(04-05-2024, 10:25 PM)GeauxHomeLittleD Wrote:(04-05-2024, 09:35 PM)NightskyeB4Dawn Wrote:(04-05-2024, 06:17 PM)GeauxHomeLittleD Wrote: So as the eclipse approaches I would caution everybody to stay on their toes and monitor their surroundings because the crazy is coming out in full force this week!
Trust me on this one. Crazy has been in full force for a long time. Don't fall into the WWW trap of the bias du jour.
I live in an area that is very diverse, but the minorities at this time make up only about 30% of the population. I almost never see any craziness from the minorities, if anything, they look like all they want to do is try to quietly get out of dodge as quickly as possible, and fly beneath the radar.
The majority that acts crazy are still just a tiny number, even though they come from the 70% of the population. The ass-holes only make up less than 1% if the population, but every time it happens, the image of the "hold my beer", ignorant, Florida Man, red neck is what is displayed everywhere.
It seems everywhere I turn they are pushing a negative image on the law abiding, civil folk, while painting them with the same brush they use to label the crazies.
Hispanic, Jew, Palestinian, Black, Homosexual, Catholic, Republican, Democrat, Chinese, Russian, Muslin, Islam, Ukrainian, the propaganda hate list is so long that I would break the internet trying to name them all.
Crazy is becoming the new normal, and it comes in every shape, color, and form. They are programing us to either accept and transform, or reject and reform.
I see crazy where it is and deal with it where it stands. I am not going to punish or blame someone else, just because they share some of the same attributes as the crazy one. But then, I have been called crazy, many times. So maybe, just maybe.........
Try living in a big city. It's a jungle out here! I don't buy into propaganda but I'm also not blind to my surroundings. Crazy shit that you see on Youtube clips? They happen here every day. Since the riots things have gone steeply downhill and we still have less than half of our former police force. We live in one of the last remaining safe-ish areas of the city so I guess we are lucky with that. I'm pretty sure the reason it's still relatively safe is that it is mostly working class people of all races and religions but also mostly armed and if people mess with us we will mess with them right back. We have lots of immigrants in our complex- African, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Korean, Mexican, South American, you name it and if you listen you will hear the language- so far no problems from them other than the Africans are very loud. It's the American crazies and thugs you have to watch out for here.
I'm not one to fall for the propaganda mill either. I know the tricks so well I don't even bother with social media and i just skim the news. I barely look at youtube, unless I'm looking for something specific. I have noticed a rise in doom porn, fear news and all that. They have been laying it on thick since 2020 and it has steadily been increasing in volume.
In my daily life, my surroundings, and my sober minded observations (as well as my empath radar) I have been seeing a rise in heated confrontation and people on edge almost everywhere. Not quite, but there has been a noticeable difference the last few years or so. I live in a safe small little town and we just had our first double homicide. In broad daylight next to our only busy road. We don't have murders here often. Let alone a double homicide.
The young ones are the ones you really have to watch our for. There is, statistically more violent crimes being committed by adolescents and teens than ever before. This is undeniable and these numbers have skyrocketed.
I'm middle aged. Trained well and can handle intense situations. But, Lately I have been even more alert, and aware of my surroundings, than I ever have been before. Especially around a group of teens.
This is in every race creed and color from what I can see. The ones who were already crazy have gotten even more rabid recently.
My humble two cents.