Out of Your Mind?

I used to consider myself an American. As of today, I am not. I am a US Citizen.

Let’s revisit the word.

(How) should a candidate concede before the votes are counted?

The proliferation of misnformation has been identifed as chronic and dangerous. Even highly skilled people have difficulty filtering out fact from fiction.

Will it really take a long time to re-unite the USA?

Before doing research on behavior, I never realized how little consciousness humans really have.

Lies and damn lies?

As I watched President Elect Biden's speech, it occurred to me that a shift in the New Normal has just occurred.

Part of the New Normal is a change in what is acceptable behavior. Many things that are clearly not good are now acceptable. In the New Norm, baseless statements to manipulate the populace are commonplace, tolerated and even applauded. This is not normal and not acceptable.

Politics are a necessary evil and necessary to gain kinship in order to obtain a position of authority. Authority is given as a vehicle to lead the populous. However, after the leadership position is obtained, politics no longer has a place.

Some people don't do what they are told, even if they'd do so otherwise.