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August 10, 2015
The media-satiated masses have accepted that the abnormal – the diametrically abnormal – is normal.
The policemen of the reprogrammed mind keep whispering: “Nothing to see here – keep moving” and indeed, the reprogrammed mind acts as though there is nothing to see here –while the imperative of conformism dictates to keep moving, always moving, under the theory that all motion, including that of a catastrophic collapse, is equivalent to progress. The meaningless shibboleths echo everywhere – democracy, diversity, sustainability, equality – while once-great cities such as Detroit, Baltimore, and Philadelphia descend into a chaos of lawlessness and hopelessness amidst a desert of abandoned buildings, falling to ruin, punctuated here and there by liquor-stores, check-cashing businesses, and Plexiglas-enclosed bodegas where a package of beef jerky costs seven dollars. Murder is a way of life – and ninety-nine times out of ten no one cares. Nothing Is Normal « The Thinking Housewife
Posted by gerardvanderleun at August 10, 2015 11:36 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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The media has rendered me emotionally unavailable.
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at August 10, 2015 8:25 PM
When the bedrock-level purpose of a police force gives way to public relations it's time to reconsider the cost-benefit ratio.
Posted by: chasmatic at August 10, 2015 11:02 PM
I tried to walk around life with a mental condom on, to no avail. Life has been just too damm real to ignore.
Posted by: Kelvin at August 11, 2015 9:35 AM