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In the New Yorker...
Front-Ranger:
If you had described the current situation to me 10 years ago, I would have thought you were nuts!! How did we get here? I can only think we are witnessing the dying throes of the dinosaurs.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 03, 2022, 10:30:45 am ---If you had described the current situation to me 10 years ago, I would have thought you were nuts!! How did we get here? I can only think we are witnessing the dying throes of the dinosaurs.
--- End quote ---
I know! I thought things were bad enough when the disagreement was over universal health care or something -- to me, an obvious good, but there's certainly room for the opposite opinion. Back in those golden days, most conflicts involved opinions. Now there's conflict over facts, including many for which the truth is easily determined. I say this all the time, I know. But I can't stop being baffled by it.
Front-Ranger:
Whew! The midterms are over, thankfully (except for Georgia).
Have we developed a few personality tics during this chaotic time? Daily Shouts addresses this theme. Moderately amusing.
serious crayons:
I'd have to plead guilty to a few of those! :laugh:
As for the midterms, they went amazingly well. The most despicable candidates lost, with the possible exception of Herschel Walker, but my guess (and it's only a guess) is that voters in GA, not wanting to appear the stupidest voters in the country, will reject him.
On the other hand, maybe they'll feel that at least one Trump-backed candidate has to have a big victory! That's not entirely bad either if, as seems possible, the Republican party gets hopelessly divided between the pro- and anti-Trumps. I think a lot of intelligent politicians are backing away from Trump, but there'll still be a "base" full of people who won't want to admit they've been wrong for the past six years.
Front-Ranger:
Funny "Daily Shout" today--the cranberry sauce talks back!
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/the-cranberry-sauce-has-something-to-say
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