I grew up in East Texas.

I heard enough Encyclopedia Moronica entries to last a lifetime.

There's a reason I refuse to associate with people there when I go to visit my mom. It's to maintain my sanity.

I grew up in North East Texas. I know your story all too well, lol

In NW Florida, I can assure you.

Fundemental change is required.

Starting with substantial investment by the most fortunate among us as described https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13148498.

You're right, my BP did jump a bit scanning some of those replies. They seem to think Trumpy is going to rescue them and open everything back up for bidness (thanks, Molly Ivins). I assume they're ready to sacrifice their sick and elderly toward that end.

Sad to see the repeated illogical comparisons to the common flu.

It's unnerving to know those brainwashed fools walk among us every day......

racist, greedy, etc., people out there than I ever thought. People I’ve known for years can be so deplorable on twitter, FB, etc.

It's just too much exposure to what's out there. Although on my "real" twitter account I have mostly non-political accounts and the political accounts I do have range from progressive liberal to moderate liberal and also a fair number of what today is considered "moderate" conservatives (basically the ones who realize how much Trump and his supporters are screwing up this country) Now on that it would also seem like we live a really fair and rational world in which even people who disagree on a lot of things are able to come together to realize how crazy this administration is. But then I log out of my sanity silo and go into this one, and I am reminded about what's out there.

I live in a shit red state in one of the counties that used to be Democratic, Dixiecrats really, but at least a little less red. For Trump, they have outdone themselves and this county is red, through and through. The stupid here literally hurts, but I doubt you will ever see what they say online. Half the people that graduate from the local high school here, do it based on attendance and cannot read. They sit around having bragging contests on who managed to be stubborn enough to avoid learning to read. The "winner" is the one who cannot even read at all. That person becomes a hero within their circle. Trust me. There is no stupid on Twitter than can even come close to what they sit around saying where I live. That's where you would really be surprised. Twitter is full of the ones who learned to read and write. Those are NOT the majority of them. It gets worse.

The two top trends on twitter are blaming Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats for holding up aid to workers. I'm shocked. SHOCKED I tell ya!


Just remember that Twitter isn't the real world...

Hard to prove, though. Mostly because there are legitimate people who actually believe that stuff. In fact, I always figured most of these trolls and bots just amplify the crazy messages from real people.

Talked to my sister in Nashville Tn yesterday. She seems to think it will all be over very soon and everyone needs to get back to work to save the economy. Two weeks she said.

Of companies using the tax cut to buy back stock instead of reinvestment (immediate) and filtering $ down to line workers in a CONSUMER BASED economy?
Guy's an imbecile.

Even people “working from home” won’t have a chance if this goes on long enough. Cuomo said something about 9 months of lock down. That’s 9 months of spending no money. No company can sustain that. There will be very few industries in tact at the end of that.