billwashere

How about feckless and chaotic.

I think both are true. When the media is controlled and the populace is spoon fed bullshit for a long enough period of time, people who lack critical thinking skills eat it up and vote against their own self interests. People are also very unlikely to take responsibility for their own actions and find it much easier to blame others for their own shortcomings, which leads to tribalism and racism among other things. The other major issue is the giant wealth disparity causing a huge imbalance of power and influence. Couple that with the inability to have politicians not beholden to that power and money (citizens united) and you have the perfect storm of bullshit and corruption.

I really think the quote from Agent K in MIB really sums it up.

A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals, and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow.

Don’t get me wrong, there are people who are just trolls and assholes who are beyond saving. But I continue to believe they are exceptions rather than the norm.

I don’t hate this country. Just a few select individuals with too much power and money.

I loved my banana seat. I thought I was the shit when I got one of those really tall flags with the orange pendant to attach to it.

I have two very visible on my chins from those meat grinder petals on bikes back then. And a dark place on my right arm due to trying to ride a wheelie way too fast on sandy pavement and sliding on same sandy pavement for a good 20 ft on that arm. Basically like taking an angle grinder with a sanding disc to my arm for several seconds. Fun times….

Thank you. I was looking at the cars and thinking this was 1970s.

I did shit as a kid I’d never have let my kid even think about. I should have died several times until my mid 20s.

This is a gen-x’er from the cars.

I mean I was only 7 at the time but I did see it.

Yeah I’m old enough to have seen it in the theater when it first came out.

Yeah I live in very rural NC now. I’ve always been this weird mix of redneck and computer nerd. Like I’d totally do the mattress surfing thing but probably rig up LEDs and a web cam to it.

No I have not. I’ll go look for it.

Edit: Well shit…. I guess I’m more redneck than I thought. Not surprised since I grew up in WV.

Dammit… had to delete my comment because I said almost the exact same thing. I’m glad I’m not the only insane one.