>future is bleak and social pressures are increasing and quality of life destabilization
>breakdown of social order is an unrealistic fringe scenario
Your two precepts are conflicting
As I said before, every American generation has seen troubles in their lifetimes since the start of this nation, and we're positively utopian compared to european history. It doesn't take any prognosticating skill to anticipate that a country that sees race riots and civil unrest every decade is going to have them again in the future, including our lifetimes. And when the police are under siege inside their precinct they aren't going to answer your call when someone is breaking into your home.
And as I repeat, I still have some spices in my cabinet older than the last time a rioting mob burned someone alive in my city. I mean, what dish am I supposed to cook with saffron? Some rice to pair with beluga caviar and a bollinger 53?
No it's not. Future can be bleak and you can have a society willingly go down that path. To think otherwise I would think would be a denial of the current state of affairs as well as your own kids futures.
I hardly think the average individual thinks all is well and if you would survey I imagine most also feel helpless. Certainly guns aren't reassuring them. We're not talking about some race riot. Get your mind off shooting blacky that's not what I'm referring to when I talk about the a decline for the average American.
This post was edited by SBD on Sep 5 2025 10:37am