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People getting shot for texting, people complaining about kids in restaurants, road rage, people spray painting on old folks cars for havng grands in a 55+ community. Stand your ground laws gone crazy,,,
what is going on?? Are we loosing it? Does the media have us all in fear?- Why are we inflicting our views as law.. are we the bullys?
I wonder this everyday. Maybe it is a combination of the internet, news and having a small child. I just feel like ppl are so intolerant of anything outside of their comfort zone. I have older ppl glare at me when I bring my son in to a family type restaurant. My step dad comes to my house and gets annoyed when my son plays with his toys while he is trying to watch our tv with the volume really loud. When I am out at the store, everyone is pushy and in a hurry. I see ppl driving through my neighborhood that get annoyed when they have to stop for the school buses that are getting kids for school. I have had many encounters even on CD where I expressed my views and opinions in a polite civil manner yet the responses back are full of intolerance. I guess it is just the norm in society today to be intolerant of others. It does make me sad since my son will grow up with it being the norm.
I think that all the changes we see each day in society are the driving force to a lot of discontent. Plus our disconnected society (courtesy of ILife), gives us no connection to reality. We are all retreating to worlds of our making, yet we yearn for human touch. I think the separation we seek is what makes people so willing to "stand your ground".
To me a perfect reflection is our NRA lifestyle...shoot first then talk.
I have to say that when I lived in the UK from 2007-2012 it opened up my eyes a lot. I had been living in FL for 15 years then to living in a small village outside of London. I loved it. Everyone was kind, life was just about necessities. Walk in to town to get your bread, everything close that you needed. When you went in to London you took public transport and were surrounded by ppl from all different countries speaking different languages. Things like driving were a privileged not considered a necessity.They pay higher taxes to look after the less fortunate. They were energy conscientious and aware because so many ppl live in such a small country. It seemed to be a more proactive way of living than a reactive. Even the new was different. I know theres crime everywhere and intolerance but here is just seems that we are so spread out that until something happens in your little world, it just doesnt matter.
BTW, one of the cardinal symptoms of clinical Narcissism is the absence of empathy, which makes it so easy to abuse others in the first place. And even aside from the 'everyday' issues mentioned in the OP, isn't it odd that we've now become a country which approves of "enhanced interrogation techniques" like "water boarding" (aka, torture), even though we once considered it unthinkable in WW II?
The golden rule, "Treat others as you would like them to treat you" is no longer in vogue. That is, unless most people want others to treat them like they're a jackwagon.
People getting shot for texting, people complaining about kids in restaurants, road rage, people spray painting on old folks cars for havng grands in a 55+ community. Stand your ground laws gone crazy,,,
what is going on?? Are we loosing it? Does the media have us all in fear?- Why are we inflicting our views as law.. are we the bullys?
Crime rates are at a 40-year low in the United States.
I don't know if people or more rude (angry) today than before, but the internet gives these bozo's a platform. Read any news article online and look at the discussions. I use to post my opinion/comment on the articles and anybody who doesn't agree with what I say comes back with a nasty comment directed at me. Even words like you should die or be whipped. I stopped participating in the discussions and rarely look to see what others have posted.
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