12-19-2018, 04:06 AM
The culture is changing. People go to watch TV, most likely cable TV, to find someone who allegedly shares their beliefs. It used to be the barbershop or the tavern.
Most of us need an occasional drink as an excuse to loosen up a bit. Some of us loosen up a bit too much. A tattoo parlor out of a barbershop? I often need a haircut. I do not have or want a tattoo. A gift ship? I would lay odds that it has failed. Most of us do not need more stuff. I am in economic distress, but even I would love to downsize, divesting myself of stuff that I no longer need. The problem is that there are few buyers.
Most of us need an occasional drink as an excuse to loosen up a bit. Some of us loosen up a bit too much. A tattoo parlor out of a barbershop? I often need a haircut. I do not have or want a tattoo. A gift ship? I would lay odds that it has failed. Most of us do not need more stuff. I am in economic distress, but even I would love to downsize, divesting myself of stuff that I no longer need. The problem is that there are few buyers.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.