Since 2016 I have been completely confounded about how enough Americans living in strategic regions managed to vote for the worst imaginable candidate for president, resulting in him being elected.
How could anyone who took a few minutes to review that man's life, think that he would be the best thing for our country?
I'm not talking about politics. I'm talking about common sense and critical thinking.
Those people let their personal prejudices, frustrations, and fears override the thought of what is best for us as a whole. Is this how Germany went to the dark side in the early 20th century?
It is now 10 months since he was voted out of office, and still the cult mindset monopolizes the same demographics. They went so far as to attempt an insurrection at his bidding. And still, 8 months after that horrendous event, they have not slowed down.
I have wondered (only half in jest) if someone put some substance in the public drinking water which has affected half of our society. I have called the current national situation a cocktail of stupidity - failure of the educational system + the internet + media "commentators". Shaken, not stirred. Even with giving it that label, I am still mystified.
Today I sat down and began to read the 2006 novel World War Z by Max Brooks. It made me wonder, considering our 18 months battle to the death with the evolving variations of Covid-19, if there could be a virus affecting brains around the world, causing complete loss of empathy. Making autocracies look attractive.
Oh no, does that ridiculous thought mean that maybe I myself have been exposed to the T virus?
