Its all sorta funny and sad and great and ironic and pointless

[Stinky The Clown]

*You* have no control.

*You* can effect no change.

*You* are on your own.

*You* have less today than you did yesterday.

*You* have no one watching out for you except others who are as powerless as you.

The social safety net flaps in the breeze, tattered, its belly already ripped asunder.

The social safety net will be repaired or removed as they see fit, not as you wish it to be.

The social safety net isn't. Society is fast becoming uncivil. The safety net has been stolen.

Sure, wait for the official statement if you wish. The rose colored glasses will help.

The third rail has been deenergized and they're ripping up the tracks, selling the ties for firewood.

The Great Depression was prelude. At best.

Buddy, can ya spare a dime?

Grandma, can we come stay in *your* crate? Ours leaks.

[ipaint]

1. yes it is. nt.

rec.

[DainBramaged]

2. I am soon to be 60. I believe my child is in for a very bumpy ride

thanks to the millionaire fucks who control our destinies.

[cilla4progress]

3. Same here.

She doesn't understand (how could she) my dire predictions. The panic behind my eyes. I finally just laid it out to her last night, what this world - this country - is coming to. It was heartbreaking. How does one inform one's dear sweet child of this, when the instinct is so strong to protect? It is taking a toll on my family and me. Wonder how it will end, and how bad it will get...

[ixion]

Indeed. It's going to be a bumpy ride...

If you have the means, you should learn to grow your own food and make your own stuff.

[ixion]

4. Yep. And further, the social fabric is flapping in the wind right along side it

making matters worse, thanks to a decades-long drug prohibition that has destroyed more families than it has saved, and caused our prison population to swell to record numbers.

[treestar]

5. Unnecessary gloom and doom

This is veteran's day, too.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. I'm a vet

I posted about that, too.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. I noticed in my vet thread that, once again, you demonstrated that you have no idea . . . .

. . . . what you're talking about.

Have a "happy" Veteran's Day. :eyes:

[HereSince1628]

7. A thread of this greatly distressed my S.O. last night.

These threads should probably have warnings for persons prone to anxiety, depression, and vulnerable to self-harm.