I’m really thinking that we’re living in a world gone mad. Every day there’s something else it has gotten bad enough that I don’t even really watch the news any longer.

I used to love to watch the news to learn what was going on in other parts of the country and other parts of the world, let alone our own region. But you start with our own dysfunctional country imitating 1930s Germany pre-World War II right on through to whatever is happening in Europe and elsewhere, and I just am oversaturated with the ugliness of it all.

And that truly is what should terrify all of us. In the US, we don’t have elected officials that represent us. I don’t care what political persuasion you’re discussing. It’s all about extremism and whatever agenda of someone else’s they are pushing like whoever thought a crazy man from South Africa would be the Rasputin to a United States president? But here we are.

And then you have all of the people who are claiming they wish to be part of a movement that saves our country from socialism and communism, and a dictatorship yet they’re feeding into that narrative? And oh yeah Chester County did y’all know that there is a resurrection of the Chester County branch of the Democratic Solcialists of America? Yep and I have been told they have a zoom call this week.

So last week we had people in Muslim garb protesting outside the personal house of I guess Penn’s new president on Cherry Lane in Wynnewood . I have no problems with a peaceful protest, but I do have a problem with people protesting outside someone’s home like that. Other people live in that neighborhood. And then they don’t feel secure. And they were going up his driveway. It was in the Daily Pennsylvania that’s not OK.

http://www.thedp.com/article/2025/03/penn-jameson-house-palestinian-demonstration

It’s like a few years ago now when that Chester County lawyer was one of the lawyers representing Trump And people basically protested on his road by writing stuff on the street or whatever. That was wrong because that was a neighborhood of a lot of people not just one guy.

https://nbcphiladelphia.app.link/Km20ingK0Rb

And what was even uglier is on social media people shared photos of the protesters outside this home and people were making comments like telling those people to go back to their own country. I mean, seriously are we that ignorant now?

And then this weekend when I posted the picture of scrapple and where I had gone a few hours later, I received a private message from a really nice person who asked me if I was aware of the politics of one of the family members of the establishment we had visited. I said yes because I am aware of this person’s politics and I also know that they’re not involved in the food establishment from day to day.

This person said they choose not to go there because of this other person’s politics. And I respect their position but at the same time I don’t like being made to feel guilty that because I went out for breakfast for once and happened to go to this place and that I somehow did something wrong. it’s not that I’m not sympathetic, but there’s nothing about politics in the restaurant. I just went there for brunch. A local business with no politics to be seen.

And then there’s the amusing case of one of these people that likes to say I am such a terrible horrible person seems to be using me for part of his political platform for his run for supervisor. I don’t live in his municipality, so I’m not quite sure how I am part of his political platform.

Mob mentality. That is social media in a nutshell.

And sheer craziness.

Then today I see a post from a woman who is essentially an anti-vaxxer for her cat. Posting to see if she really has to get her cat a rabies shot. Umm yeah, state law. Every animal I’ve ever had has gotten a rabies vaccine because it’s the law and it’s responsible pet ownership, like spay and neuter. I have had vets that have skipped certain vaccines when a pet is dying for example and has next to no time left, but never the rabies. I don’t get it, but hey, measles is a thing again, right?

Then there is the woman who is posting in parenting groups about her 13 year old daughter being pregnant. The post I saw asks if anyone has lawyer referrals. Wait what? How about how did a 13 year old get there? Has she seen a doctor? And it takes two to tango so IS it the boy’s fault? And then there were all of the comments about how she should just have the baby and put it up for adoption and that blew my mind too. She’s 13. I realize kids sneak around, but again, not driving, she’s 13. How about how is your daughter doing? Does she have anyone to talk to? That is going to be a kid who needs support. How about start there?

Then there are the love notes I get. Like take today:

I wish the cancer had taken you, nazi. Playing the victim after you commit an act of blatant racism and antisemitism with a smile on your smug face. Poor woman.

FURacist
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thatonemathnerd@gmail.com
142.0.248.234

Again, the funny thing is this person thinks they are masked and can’t be revealed. They can be.

Apparently they didn’t like a recent post:

life in the fast lane

So ok. you don’t like my post. Then don’t read it in East Jibip where you live. You don’t know me, I don’t know you, how do you decide I am a Nazi and racist? Neat trick calling me a Nazi since a late relative of mine had non Jewish German relatives sent to some camp during WWII because they were sympathetic to those being persecuted. Does this person think only those who were Jewish were sent to the camps? Ummm no.

And this person wishes the cancer took me? Sweet! Would that be breast or skin? Or both. Can I get that on a Hallmark Card please?

I don’t live on a reality TV show, yet this is how I feel. Between the ridiculous drama stirred up by people who tell outright Fibber McGees about you and you have never met them or their family and don’t want to, add the ones who are the backdoor gaslighters terrified that their truth will emerge who manipulate people on social media, to the combinations of the two who are constantly whipping up new Facebook hornet’s nests to further their personal vendettas, it is quite remarkable this world we live in.

And it’s not just our regional corner of the universe, it’s all over. I have a friend down south who must have said something somewhere and now she is getting hate from someone they don’t know who not only doesn’t live where they live, but like ridiculously far away who just decided to interject themselves.

I have dealt with the bullshit for years and it’s enough is enough time. No one has to agree with anyone on social media but people don’t just get to randomly harass or incite people to do harm just because. It’s the whole mob mentality thing. Now the irony with some of those who attack me? They start these groups and pages supposedly where community can love on one and other….provided you follow only their lead. It is very surreal to be sent screenshots from these groups to see them talking about me. They don’t know me, I choose not to know them, some have been removed from groups I am part of or my blog’s Facebook page for essentially not following basic rules. Often the basic rules involve basic manners.

People act like wild animals on social media, yet I am the problem? Oh I am sorry, no thank you I don’t care to sit and listen to you denigrate me with a vivid assortment of F-bombs that are usually astonishingly vulgar.

So there we have it.

Cheers!