I don't think that you're exaggerating. As a nation, we are regressing, and have been for quite some time. I've been saying for years that America is the stupidest nation on the planet. The fact that our current president won a general election is all the proof that anybody should need.

Hello Elaine, nice to see you’re enjoying the site. It’s a sad reflection that we seem not to be standing still in our evolutionary journey but actually regressing. It seems to be much worse in your country than Europe and the U.K., where I live. Ireland have actually made astonishing progress in the past five or ten years, and have gone from having some of the most conservative attitudes and laws to amongst the most progressive. The hold that Catholic Church had, is no longer ...due in no small part to the clerical abuse scandals. Anyway, you can always let off steam here when life in your local town gets too much like conversion therapy!

Wait - do you live in Wilkesboro NC? Cause I swear you just described this place.
I agree, this site is AMAZING and it is wonderful coming here visiting with so many like minded individuals.

We are glad to have you.

Welcome to the monkey house, hon. ?

Glad you're enjoying the site.
It's pretty awesome.

This site is a good place to get understanding. The like button isn’t working so I’ll give your post one here. ?

Hi Elaine, I'm glad you're enjoying the site. I to enjoy coming here and conversing with like minded people. I found the site after my husband past away this past June. I was so sick of people offering their "thoughts and prayers", and telling me Richard was in a better place. This site is my refuge from all the bible thumpers I live amongst in Texas. Welcome aboard. I'm glad you're here.

Welcome

Thanks glad to have a fellow heathen in nc.

As an outsider looking in it is a bit worrying . I hope the direction the USA is taking is only a blip and the Christian right will be sidelined. There is no doubt that the USA will be the major power in the world for decades to come and to have those people influencing poilcy is disturbing.

What do you tell them when they ask?

I'd say my prayers are with you but I guess that wouldnt be appropriate HA! Hang in there, you're doing your dad a service and you have to do what you have to do. You could start playing with the people and tell them that just once you want to see some baseball player who strikes out point up to the sky like he does after he hits a home run and see the look on their face

This really seems scary. At least there are still parts of the country that are sane.

When I lived i Seattle I had a coworker friend that loved to go to estate sales. It always amazed me how much stuff so many people accumulated.

Aww that is so sweet .

Again, thanks for all the warm welcomes. I wish the site would allow me to like comments.

Your post sounded just great, science, evolution, and progress rule, welcome to the site.

Welcome to the site. Where you live sounds like a frustrating place to exist.

We are happy to have you here Elaine. ??

For some reason, this seems to be the only post that I cannot "Like" comments.I am pleased to get a hearty welcome.

Glad you’re enjoying the show.
Those of us living in the south or small towns have endured most of what you describe.

Welcome onboard.

The dumbing down of our country has been incredibly successful.

First - welcome. Glad you are enjoying the site. Nice to see it growing.

Second - you either lean left, or haven't engaged in the political/SJW discussions with them. I don't see much anymore, b/c all the leftists have blocked me for pointing out their flawed logic. This after they go arguing on tangents or casting personal attacks.

Third - dunno if people have changed, or society has changed. I would say the latter. All this "promote your own brand" and introduction of social media is what I think causes people to believe their opinion and beliefs matter, and should be told to all. It's well known that people are more rude and combative online vice in person. IMHO - I believe that instead of civility bleeding over into online discussion, online animosity is bleeding over into face to face discussions. Also, considering that at one point, being in someone's face insulting usually was rewarded with a bloody nose, but today's "toxic masculinity" and soy-boy pussyness, people don't see consequences for their actions. You're supposedly a bigger adult if you take abuse and walk away - which is B/S. Every major douche in history was defeated by good people fighting back - WWII, civil rights, Vietnam, Civil War, etc. Anyone that studies history, and digs though the lies, knows this.