The culture i had loved in the late 80's, early 90's up there were sorely missed. The anger here in the lower 48 gave me pause. I talked long with my son. I had noticed things starting to change up there post 911. This was back in 2012 we were talking. My son, Kyle said anchorage especially had changed to a very angry city.
Idk what caused all this? Smart phones? 911?
Obama election, 2008 recession?
Combo of all of the above?
So, instead, I moved to a Idaho ghost town.
*Sigh* now that the economy is back, the ghost town has filled back up. The peace that was here is beginning to evaporate. Trump & Covid I think are/were the final nail in that coffin.
Absolutely nobody says hello to a stranger anymore. No smiling nod.
I never once expected this would be the world, state of affairs in usa circa 2020's. Naively I guess? I truly believed racism & angry would be conquered in my lifetime.
I knew I lost when I was in church during covid & my priest was extolling the greatness of Trump.
I used to drive father to spokane, we'd go to lunch, breakfast often. Our final trip to spokane I asked father J why he liked trump so much. His answer? "Danny, cant you see it? He will bring forth the teurn of jesus, the end times, and we will all go to heaven".
In the moment- I realized, my priest was sounding like a suicide bomber on his way to paradise and a room full if beautiful virgins.
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