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The premise was that porn used to exist on the margins of our culture. It was very hard to find. Sold under the counter. Now, we are swamped with porn.

The same is true with drugs and gambling.

I won't dispute that evil exists, but I'm reminded of this quote that I think Para posted about not too long ago: "Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence."

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Originally posted by chellim1:
The same is true with drugs and gambling.

The same is true with everything. Doesn’t matter what it is, it’s mainstreamed now. The attitude is lets mainstream everything there is. If there is two nickels to be made of it somehow, mainline it. Pornos, socially accepted now. You can watch it on your phone with a couple of clicks or download some app I guess. Gambling, socially accepted now. It’s on every commercial break for every sport, professional, or collegiate. Same thing, apps for the phone. Drugs, same thing, just weed so far is mainstreamed but parts of the country, Oregon comes to mind, or more specifically Portland, which I know is an anomaly, are mainstreaming other drugs. Weed apps will be next as it’s legalized state by state. “Order off our app”, same as Taco Bell or whatever crap fast food. Decency, decorum, all gone. It’s a free for all now.

Nero fiddled while Rome burned then built a monument to his own vanity on the ashes.

Plain evil…

As an educated, rational person,I tended to use psychological terms like "sociopath," "psychopath" rather than the theological evil.

When the scandal broke regarding thousands of priests all over the world who were molesting little boys – and the bishops who were moving them around like pieces on a game board – and the popes, who had to know what was going on – the only word that described this whole horror for me was-- evil.

The evil we see everywhere in our country and in the world has been there for a long time in deep cover. The first step in destroying it is exposing it. Donald Trump, Tulsi Gabbard,
RFK Jr, and Elon Musk, deserve much of the credit for that.

The next step is directly confronting it. And in less than a week Donald Trump and his powerful team will launch an epic confrontation.

The world is getting more evil and "our leaders" encourage it. How many times have democrats pulled one thing after another to allow evil to become with "good norm"? It is happening more and more. Hopefully this go 'round, some things will turn around but I would not count on the liberal states to comply, as it would mean they were wrong.

I think you're right. They will double down for a while more, how long I don't know. But since they helped build the short bus from the very beginning, it's too late for them to ever sincerely change, since their starting point was so far in the sewer before all this mess began. It's not possible to turn that kind of mind around, it's too far gone, it's a form of permanent mental illness and hatred for which there is no cure. Wherever they go and whatever they do from this point forward, all they will bring is more deceit, division, and hatred. It's what they do because it's what they are.