Sadly, I see too many posts of Freepers “I’m busier than ever...” or “I’m working my butt off...” and I think “Lucky you”.
One person being insulated from what is going on does not a good economy make. Yes, it’s not as dier as it was a few months ago with the $4 gas prices (and accompanied higher food prices), but one a dime it could go back the other way. Americans have a way of lulling themselves back to sleep like those giants in cartoons. The little mouse just plays a tune and back to sleep they go. That is exactly what it reminds me of.
All of us have a difficult time looking beyond our immediate day-to-day lives. It it takes a lot of effort, desire and time to stop and look beyond your house, your block, your office...
Most people are just too darn busy to make that effort and just don’t have the time to do this. As a result, it is natural human nature to be in good shape and say “I’m fine so everybody else must be” or to say “I’m screwed so everybody else must be.”
Knowing this is human nature doens’t make it any easier on those who know what is going on in the nation and the world, to try to talk with these masses of people who are too busy, too harried to really study what is going on. Very frustrating on our end.