That next-to-last paragraph is chilling; almost as frightening as the fact that most Americans have NO idea why this is happening. They see the decline and deterioration of our country and society, and think it’s all a series of random events.
Yep. Virtually-pointless to talk to many of them. I count among them some former friends or ones that I haven’t been close to lately. Sure, they pay a bit higher prices for some food items and they hear things, but for them time marches on and not that much has changed. Or so they think.