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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal
Our society keeps moving away from the norms of decency. And Trump's mouth is not helping.
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Alas, that is true. I too have a healthy dose of skepticism when it comes to some of the facebook/twitter posts, but by rule of averages at least some of them are true. When I made the comparisons earlier between the US and UK after Brexit, I was speaking more of humanity in general and certain sections of it. If the AfD win the elections in Germany you'd see a similar thing, likewise if the Front Nationale win in France. It's like a validation for people of certain distasteful viewpoints, and they then feel free to express those viewpoints against people. It's not a judge of American character, it's something that's universal in most, if not all, cultures. It's also not everywhere, so if you're lucky you'll never witness it at all. I've yet to see it first hand, I have an Irish friend who got a bit of abuse post-Brexit, but by law of averages you know it's out there. Fortunately, as you've also said, there are people who will stand up against it, and eventually it will die down, but it's up to people in positions of authority and power to show the decent behaviour and tolerance that they want others to have. It doesn't always work, but you have to try.