Serowbot wrote on 08/20/21 at 10:50:34:I know, right?...
I traveled a lot as a child, and remember when flying was luxury. People were civil.
Today, it's much more about canning humans.
... but if things had been this way even back then, people would have been civil.
We have diminished the value of civility and put more value on being uncooperative.
Things need to change, and we need to respect each other more.
It's not just planes... road rage, check-out lines, internet forums, hospital waiting rooms. Anywhere crowded,.. there is a sense of me over us, and that is valued as a sign of strength and power.
... and I picture Trump at that summit, shoving aside another dignitary for a photo opp.
"What a tough guy" "Yeah, America first!"...
I remember that scene vividly. I remember how great that was. That’s the guy you want to work for, that’s the guy you want to be your leader, that’s who you want for a captain. Those other guys, who themselves as alpha males, just parted the water like the Red Sea to let the real alpha male through, they knew who they were dealing with.
Trump didn't create it... he glorified it.
Deny it if you want.
Mr. no apologies, Mr. double down. Mr. I know more than the Generals, I know more than doctors.
I, I, I... Me, me, me... and ra ra from the peanut gallery at every vulgar misstep.
Mn and his obsession with his "cockholster".
The more you tolerate, the further the boundary expands.
Draw a line...