Has the World Gone Crazy?
@DeborahDiane (40094)
Laguna Woods, California
July 7, 2016 10:54pm CST
It seems to me that the news has gone from bad to worse.
Two young, black men were killed by the police this week, when they were not resisting arrest or committing any crimes.
Ten police officers in Dallas, Texas were shot by a sniper during a Black Lives Matter protest. Three of the officers have died, as of the time I am writing this. Three more are in critical condition.
Suicide bombers have blown themselves up in a variety of locations in Europe and the Middle East. Some of them, like the ones in the airport in Turkey, used automatic weapons before blowing themselves up.
North Korea is getting closer to having missiles that could reach the U.S. with nuclear weapons.
Great Britain voted to leave the European Union, thereby putting the rest of the world at risk of a recession. No one in Great Britain seems to have a clue what they should do next.
The Zika virus has exploded around the world, causing countless families to give birth to babies with horrible birth defects.
And, here in the U.S. political campaign? Our candidates are talking about the shape of stars in Tweets and why the Secretary of State should not have used the same email server as her husband ... who just happened to be a former President.
As for our Congress? While they argue with each other for hours over obviously political reasons, they are refusing to work on the Social Security shortfall, fund Zika research or do anything else that could actually make them proud to be serving in the government.
I think the world has gone crazy.
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@LadyDuck (460365)
• Switzerland
8 Jul 16
Yes, the world have become crazy. Last week, nine Italians have been tortured and killed by a commando of fanatic Islamists in Dacca (Bangladesh)? I do not even believe that this was in the newspapers around the world. They have cut their arms and legs and let them die slowly before finally cutting their throats.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 16
Oh @LadyDuck - what a terrible way for anyone to die. One more very tragic story.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Jul 16
The news is all around us ... on Facebook, Twitter, television, the radio, etc. You cannot get away from it.
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@sallypup (58329)
• Centralia, Washington
8 Jul 16
@DeborahDiane I agree. Its all a conspiracy and I just ran smack into super ugly news, too.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
8 Jul 16
I removed all news programs from my DVR and Favorites pages on my computer and iPad. This has helped enormously.
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@FourWalls (62713)
• United States
8 Jul 16
The short answer is yes, the world has gone crazy.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Jul 16
I think you are right ... the world has gone crazy!
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@Hanyouyomi (2187)
• Dallas, Texas
9 Jul 16
@FourWalls Really? Really...? Really?! That's your "short answer?" These events don't seem suspiciously ominous to you? Really?
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@JamesHxstatic (29360)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Jul 16
Yes, it appears that the world is nuts and we are a part of it, sadly
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Jul 16
I agree that we are part of it ... and it is sad.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
8 Jul 16
I do not believe "the world" is nuts. I believe the media is focused, obsessed with those who are nut or doing horrible things. We need some balance. Most of the world is wonderful.
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@Deepizzaguy (95351)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jul 16
@ElizabethWallace Bad news sells for the media to get us to watch their shows. You know the slogan "Squeaky wheels get the grease."
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
8 Jul 16
Boy do I agree with you on all the lunacy @DeborahDiane . Makes ya want to go live in a cave somewhere, don't it?
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jul 16
@ElizabethWallace No boats for me; I'm scared of them. The Titanic and others play through my mind.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 16
Yes, it does make me want to turn my attention towards the beauty inthe world, rather than the tragic news.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
8 Jul 16
@DeborahDiane it does look like the world is slowly destroying itself. I try to not watch as much news these days because of all the violence and craziness going on each day. Yes, the world has gone crazy.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
8 Jul 16
The media focuses on the bad, they ignore the good. It gives us a stilted view of the world and encourages violence and hatred.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
9 Jul 16
@miniam Danke schoen. The more people watch the news, the more their view of the world is distorted and depressing.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
8 Jul 16
@ElizabethWallace
I could hug you so tight you`ll not be able to breathe.We are so concentrating on the bad we forget there is so much good.
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@dodo19 (47133)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
9 Jul 16
@DeborahDiane I hope so too. I'm tired of just hearing of horrible things happening.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 16
@dodo19 - It seems as if every time I turn on the TV, the news is worse and worse. I hope things get better soon.
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@crossbones27 (48542)
• Mojave, California
8 Jul 16
I think the world needs a vacation and the need to give many free edibles.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 16
@crossbones27 - I agree that the world needs a vacation.
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@Marilynda1225 (80148)
• United States
8 Jul 16
My grandfather must be turning over in his grave at the state of the world these days
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 16
@Marilynda1225 - I'm sure all our ancestors would be disappointed to see the state of world today.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
9 Jul 16
@DeborahDiane Ya right. It is true that terror comes near to near these days.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 16
@scshiju - I am trying to focus more and more on positive vibes. We all need that.
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
8 Jul 16
I stopped reading at the second line. I am avoiding "bad news". Yes, the media has gone crazy. They should be indicted as co-conspirators in most of these crimes. Their coverage is encouraging unrest and violence. Their focus on the "bad guys" and giving less treatment to the heroes and victims is unethical and counterproductive. Except, they do this to increase their bottom line. I, for one, am protesting by not watching or reading the news. It had made me happier. I know bad things happen, I just don't need a steady stream of them from the media. No one does.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 16
You are right, @ElizabethWallace - no one needs a steady stream of bad news from the media.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
9 Jul 16
@DeborahDiane I'm using the song from The Wiz as my theme. Don't nobody bring me no bad news. 
PS Why isn't there an emoji grinning?
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 16
@just4him - I am trying to concentrate on good stories, but it is hard.
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@just4him (308623)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jul 16
@DeborahDiane Yes it is, especially today.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 16
@Lucky15 - I lived in Dallas for 25 years. One of our daughters moved back to Dallas and lived there for five years after we left. We have deep roots in Dallas, and the recent news has been heartbreaking.
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@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
9 Jul 16
@DeborahDiane me and my bro watched it...and he too..have his heart weep over what has happened
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@kitteninarms (35)
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8 Jul 16
It all goes back to the peoples' point of view. Example European countries conquered South East Asia in the 19-20th century. To the European, the occupation was a benefit to them because they get to extract the natural resources from the lands but the locals treat them as the 'bad guys'. So it all comes down to the peoples opinions and it affects what they will do.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Jul 16
Whatever happened to religions teaching people to "forgive" and to "love one another"? Everyone just seems full of hatred and anger.
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@snowy22315 (171176)
• United States
8 Jul 16
Yeah, it is awful, I feel pretty safe in my little corner of the world though.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Jul 16
I agree. scared to hear any news these days. not knowing what awful thing is next. yet there are times our government pays for stupid research on things of no use to us. why I wonder
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
11 Jul 16
The world as been on the way to this mess for as long as we can remember here. We do not remember a time when there was peace!
@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
25 Sep 17
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 16
Yes, @JudyEv - It seems that everywhere I look the news is bad.
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