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Hey Joe

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5. We have become much worse as a society since

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 10:07 PM

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the advent of the smartphone.
It opened the door to social media exploding onto everyone’s lives 24/7/365.
And then with the influencers and hate speech and…..
Too many people are slaves, mind, body and soul to algorithms that misguide them to hate, fear, greed and other stupid shit.

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Is the nation in a moral crisis? [View all] kentuck Sunday OP

Moral crisis? We used tio be better people, thatr's for sure. We used to the good guys. Now, not so much. FadedMullet Sunday #1

Hard to say canetoad Sunday #2

The US has been in a moral crisis since the Bush/Cheney regime. Nt Fiendish Thingy Sunday #3

Hell, since Reagan. Initech Sunday #8

It has been since Ford pardoned Nixon. And there is no bottom in sight. RockRaven Sunday #4

It has to be at least since Nixon did the things which caused Ford to pardon him. Morbius Sunday #7

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The US IS a moral crisis right now NewHendoLib Sunday #6

When the head of our government is a pathologicl liar, sexual predator, convicted felon Martin Eden Sunday #9

It all makes me glad I'm older. The Madcap Sunday #10

We've seen this before 4bonhoffer Monday #11

Think tanks worked hard since Reagan to sell an 'alternate morality' demonizing compassion lostnfound Monday #12

When do the people say, "No more!"? kentuck Monday #13

Wars started by a child sex abuser driven to destroy NATO? Kid Berwyn Monday #14