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Showing Original Post only (View all)Poll about the crazy time we live in - your views? [View all]
36 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited | |
Things have always been this crazy, it's just that the media is making money showing it | |
2 (6%) |
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Things have always been this crazy, it is just that social networking is bringing it to wider visibility | |
2 (6%) |
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We are at a point that is crazier (and more dangerous) than most, but we've been here at other points | |
2 (6%) |
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We are at a real tipping point, and this is a uniquely insane/dangerous time | |
19 (53%) |
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Our species lives in a huge cycle, and we've managed to find ourselves in one of the crazy periods but we will get through it | |
1 (3%) |
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None of the above matter because climate change will have the last laugh on us | |
4 (11%) |
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all of the above | |
6 (17%) |
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other - please explain | |
0 (0%) |
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1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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I chose the third answer - but really do think that climate change will override it all before long
NewHendoLib
Sep 2021
#1
Social networking and RWmedia are vastly exacerbating the cray and RW pols are fine being blatantly
JudyM
Sep 2021
#2
Yeah from a historical perspective even in our lifetime it isn't that crazy.
cinematicdiversions
Sep 2021
#5
As I've said here a couple of times recently, it feels like a Kali Yuga as great cycles intersect...
Hekate
Sep 2021
#6
Ah, but 160 years ago our planet wasn't mere decades (or possibly even just years)
wackadoo wabbit
Sep 2021
#13