Thursday, November 8, 2018

21/ The Brainwashing of My Country

The scariest thing I can think of these days—and I think of it every day—is the loathsome individual who somehow got himself elected to the presidency of the United States. Equally frightening is the resulting state of this country. The midterm elections were held two days ago, and while I’m pleased at some of the outcome, he’s still there, doing and saying his horrible things. And his “base” (I’ve come to despise that word) is still cheering him on. 

When he first took office it was shocking. How could a president—the leader of the free world—be so infantile, so mean-spirited, so inarticulate? I’m afraid now it’s not shocking anymore. I fear this is what much of the population wants: daily entertainment from the White House. I wish everyone would watch this documentary. America is becoming brainwashed.

The Brainwashing of My Dad


6 comments:

  1. Thanks for the recommendation. Perhaps I'll get a chance to watch it (although that scares me too). I am so utterly depressed to find out who people apparently really are. I can't understand it.

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  2. Brainwashed indeed. I'll watch that, but also saw first-hand evidence of it these last weeks with visits from a supporter BIL. (Though being a kiwi American, he is anti-gun, but sees no irony in the fact he votes in pro-gun people.)

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  3. There is nothing that scares me more, these days.

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