It is. I'm old and close to a large US city that has fallen to third world status.
Many Freepers are still having cognitive dissonance on some deeper level.
I know. I read a post the other day knocking Canada's record on free speech. As if free speech was still alive and well in the US.
The normalcy bias is so strong with Americans — it is taking them a very long time to accept what is clearly playing out in their lifetimes.
The last 13 years, for you and I, have been a sea change. I remember when you drove to the airport, paid for your ticket in cash and WALKED ON THE AIRPLANE, just as an example.
The loss of personal liberty has been a slow but sure process. I doubt that people will wake up. I do not know how this will end.
I am not hopeful. You tell them we will end up like Europe and they think more vacation time and say, “Where do I sign up?”