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Bober's avatar

What a great writer; glad for the introduction. We do live in a world of curmudgeons and miserable spinsters who absolutely endear Menken's remarks, and I don't wonder that our young people are in the shape they're in. Laughter and levity are out, victimhood and screaming are in. When I was quite young, I remember my normally diffident father muttering, "old battle ax!" after an encounter with an older and severe aunt. I laughed so hard I nearly wet my pants.

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Moderate Mom's avatar

"Laughter and levity are out, victimhood and screaming are in".

This is the byproduct of an overabundance of social "science" degrees. Convince everyone that they are victims and everything is awful to lend questionable credibility to this field.

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Skinny's avatar

Today your Dad would have been cancelled it’s totally sick with what is going on around us

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Gordon Freeman's avatar

Another real problem with the anger and despair is that it has very real effects on your health and longevity. I suppose the Alt-Left are good with that as "there are simply too many people!". I would answer "Then you'd better make damn sure you enjoy the time you have"

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