@Bozza I remember high school and even university students who didn't read very well back in the 1990s.

But a kid over 3 or 4 who can't even use a toilet?!

I mean, I understand small children are uncoordinated and have weak fingers, so might struggle to undo snaps and zippers, but they should at least know what to do.

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I'll have to look at the videos later, and...

@Typo-MAGAshiv You don't even know the half of it.

I've been seeing recently a lot of videos about US children unable to read at the age of 8/9. Starting school unable to use a toilet etc.

Now I wont call this out specifically against the US, I've seen similar videos from the UK. And the population difference i think accounts for the difference.

But the point is, this is an extremely worrying trend across the western world.

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@Bozza

But now we're getting into 1984 territory.

Oh, it's not just now. It's been like that for quite some time now.

It's also more like a blend of the worst from both "1984" and "Brave New World". We have the mass surveillance and encouraging of tattling from "1984", and the mass sedation of "Brave New World".

@Typo-MAGAshiv I've long been a subscriber to Carl, and the Lotus Eaters. He is based, and i respect his opinions.

But now we're getting into 1984 territory.

Unfortunately, the USA has been complicit to this.

Edward Snowden warned us over a decade ago. The Five Eyes establishment not only disregarded our legal rights, but then retroactively made their illegal actions legal.

"Russian spy" my left ball.

The Normies destroyed the internet. They destroyed the only freedom we ever had. And they did it because they were too fucking stupid to realise what they had.

@Bozza

I can't quite yet articulate my thoughts on this properly, and it may take some time to do so. But things are not looking good.

Carl Benjamin made a decent attempt:

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@Bozza

Dang. Well then they probably won't vote any differently, try to get out of the UK if you can

@Vermillion-Rx

I feel like im an outcast because I believe in the 1st amendment, and that we should have those protections here.

Most UK residents dont believe in that at all.

I think that tells you everything you need to know.

@Bozza

Is that why the UK people just accept this tyranny?

They think that the US is worse?

@Vermillion-Rx On a side note, I find this comment so amusing.

I'll add this to my previous post.

You speak to people in the UK, they deem that under Trump, the US is basically "Nazi Germany".

Trump is never going to leave office, he's going to suspend elections - sure -.-

This is what I mean - society at large has lost their fucking minds.

@Stigma So glad for you man.

Having recently gone out to SE asia, I understand the urge to live there.