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PCIntern

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27. I understand and take your point:

Reply to Fil1957 (Reply #26)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 07:49 PM

Apr 24

my contention is that all of us have been warped by this awful 12 year turn of events and will never be able to respond the same way we used to again. I’m not saying that it’s an “insanity” but that we have all had our psyches altered, and not necessarily for the better.

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When I was involved in literature and drama eons ago, [View all] PCIntern Apr 24 OP

Kafka freaked me out, but not as much as this current regime has. John1956PA Apr 24 #1

And here's one from 1952 which freaked me out when I was a kid. If you know, you know. John1956PA Apr 24 #10

A great big giant green canary. usonian Apr 24 #15

And it stands as the strangest entry in all of the Stooges' two-reelers. John1956PA Apr 24 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author sop Apr 24 #2

Maxwell Stupid Kid Berwyn Apr 24 #3

Look at the expressions NJCher Apr 24 #7

Yes, things are pretty absurd these days. Haggard Celine Apr 24 #4

Maybe you are the Godot you've been waiting for nuxvomica Apr 24 #5

And '1984' could be regarded as an absurdist novel. erronis Apr 24 #6

I will no doubt NJCher Apr 24 #8

I'm honored PCIntern Apr 24 #12

We are inundated in evil... Escape Apr 24 #9

everything that can be has been said bigtree Apr 24 #11

We had a defining election in 2008 PCIntern Apr 24 #14

I'd think the nation, this generation, especially, has learned a bit about republicanism bigtree Apr 24 #22

I am constantly reminded of ChazInAz Apr 24 #13

Child: "But the Leader doesn't have a head!" Mme. Defarge Apr 24 #16

We ARE living in the Twilight Zone usonian Apr 24 #17

Absurdist America! Jean Genie Apr 24 #18

K&R WestMichRad Apr 24 #19

I disagree, the entire society has not lost its mind. There are still many pockets of sanity. However the general Fil1957 Apr 24 #20

Pockets of sanity? PCIntern Apr 24 #25

I would say that DU is a pocket of sanity. And there are others. I would also say being agitated, hostile or on edge Fil1957 Apr 24 #26

I understand and take your point: PCIntern Apr 24 #27

I also understand and take your point. Fil1957 Apr 24 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Apr 24 #21

Deleted a post that became a rant jfz9580m Apr 24 #23

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