It's as if 45% of our population's brains have died at some point and are rapidly decomposing....only, they never seem to decompose enough to stop being a nightmarish threat to the non-infected around them.

And I can't stand being with him anymore. He's from Minnesota and somehow likes both the My Pillow guy and Amy Klobuchar. He doesn't "believe in" global warming. He watches a lot of Fox news, and he's angry most of the time.

in the same light as someone who is addicted to some highly pernicious drug with a high addiction relapse rate, only with far less sympathy.

Sorry to say, but barring some Ebeneezer Scrooge-like ghostly intervention, chances are your bro will be a brainwashed Fauxer for life. I have a sister who is exactly the same way, only she routinely adds her religious views to the mix for a little added spice. She's always infusing her politics into EVERYTHING while accusing others (namely 'libruls') of doing the same. I love her, she's my baby sis, but she's intolerable.

are asleep at the wheel, not paying attention!!!

At first glance, I looked at your post and said to myself "I don't remember writing that. What the hell's wrong with me?", and then I realized that we merely have the same avatar. I have a horrible cold right now that's making me batty.