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Thunderbeast

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2. The VERY SAME THING that is going on in society.
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 10:30 AM
Oct 2021

We used to live by a code of decorum and standards of civil behavior.

When we gave the bully pulpit to a man who made his name by being a boorish bully, permission was granted for many people to throw out the rule book. It showed up in Chalottesville. It showed up in the halls of Congress. It is now showing up at school board meetings across the country.

We have never had enough police to keep the lid on impulsive behavior without a context of a broader social contract. That contract has been breached.

The only restraint on people's behavior is meeting greater power. A defenseless girl being dragged into a school bathroom has little protection from those who no longer care about the perception of their actions or the conequences.

Maybe binge watching "GAME OF THRONES" is altering my perception of human nature. The exercise of raw power and opportunistic aggression is looking more like our degenerating society all the time.

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