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Showing Original Post only (View all)Look around. Do you see fewer smiles and laughter? [View all]
I sure do. We're zombies surrounded by his ugly orange, hateful mug everywhere we look. I so miss normalcy. I've been to a lot of other countries. There's far more kindness and jovial spirit, we used to have that too. At least on a greater scale than now. I can certainly understand why so many are leaving the country. We sure would if we didn't have parents nearing 90 years old.
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I've noted a lot less "planning for the future" among acquaintances (not sure about my friends as I am
hlthe2b
Thursday
#1
Not really. I've found that online angst doesn't translate to the real world.
BlueTsunami2018
Thursday
#9
Yet so many of his sycophants consider Trump and themselves to be victims
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Thursday
#10
My situation is the opposite of yours. The Magas in my family are happy as clams
Boomerproud
Thursday
#27
Grim is how I'd describe it. Fearful of a future envisioned by this misadministration.
OAITW r.2.0
Thursday
#26
I try to be as happy and uplifting as I can when I'm out....make others happy and I'm here for them.
a kennedy
Thursday
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