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The Madcap

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10. It all makes me glad I'm older.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 11:22 PM

Sunday

I can't imagine how bad it must look to young people with any significant degree of intellect. If I were in their position, it would be nearly impossible to hold out hope for the future.

I can't say that they would be wrong.

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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

We have become much worse as a society since Hey Joe Sunday #5

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 Yesterday #11

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

When do the people say, "No more!"? kentuck 23 hrs ago #13

Wars started by a child sex abuser driven to destroy NATO? Kid Berwyn 22 hrs ago #14