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Where have all the good people gone? 09:46 - Jan 27 with 4584 viewsFromReuserWithLove

The world feels in an inevitable spiral atm and there seems to be nobody with a platform prepared to speak out in fear of the backlash and damaging their own brand. I can see now why past atrocities occurred with people just willing to ignore what doesn't immediately affect them or just outright deny what's really happening. It seems human nature to turn a blind eye then preach in hindsight.
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Where have all the good people gone? on 09:48 - Jan 27 with 3114 viewsKeno

I'm here, Hoppy is about somewhere, Swansea seems ok and there is someone good next to Sitters

Hope that helps?

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Where have all the good people gone? on 09:50 - Jan 27 with 3087 viewshomer_123

Where have all the good people gone? on 09:48 - Jan 27 by Keno

I'm here, Hoppy is about somewhere, Swansea seems ok and there is someone good next to Sitters

Hope that helps?


Swansea seems OK?

That's a matter of opinion!

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Where have all the good people gone? on 09:53 - Jan 27 with 3054 viewsTresBonne

I think you'd be surprised. General media & social media seems to push more and more negativity by the day. Negativity turns into discussion and/or views, which turn into money for social media platforms and news channels.

At a 'local' level, ask your neighbour for some sugar, ask someone on the street for directions, go have a chat with the barista in the coffee shop, tell someone a joke. I still believe that 98% of people in the world have good hearts and are kind.

It's just that 2% that a) you hear more about and b) fck the world up.
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Where have all the good people gone? on 09:55 - Jan 27 with 3038 viewsKeno

Where have all the good people gone? on 09:50 - Jan 27 by homer_123

Swansea seems OK?

That's a matter of opinion!


I meant the poster not the place
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Where have all the good people gone? on 09:56 - Jan 27 with 3031 viewsFromReuserWithLove

Where have all the good people gone? on 09:53 - Jan 27 by TresBonne

I think you'd be surprised. General media & social media seems to push more and more negativity by the day. Negativity turns into discussion and/or views, which turn into money for social media platforms and news channels.

At a 'local' level, ask your neighbour for some sugar, ask someone on the street for directions, go have a chat with the barista in the coffee shop, tell someone a joke. I still believe that 98% of people in the world have good hearts and are kind.

It's just that 2% that a) you hear more about and b) fck the world up.


Just called my neighbour 'sugar' and got a slap across the face.
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Where have all the good people gone? on 09:56 - Jan 27 with 3021 viewshomer_123

Where have all the good people gone? on 09:53 - Jan 27 by TresBonne

I think you'd be surprised. General media & social media seems to push more and more negativity by the day. Negativity turns into discussion and/or views, which turn into money for social media platforms and news channels.

At a 'local' level, ask your neighbour for some sugar, ask someone on the street for directions, go have a chat with the barista in the coffee shop, tell someone a joke. I still believe that 98% of people in the world have good hearts and are kind.

It's just that 2% that a) you hear more about and b) fck the world up.


98% of people in the world have good hearts and are kind.

Yeah, about right. The issue is that this cohort has been tricked into accepting the status quo. That's not a good thing.

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Where have all the good people gone? on 09:57 - Jan 27 with 3015 viewsTresBonne

Where have all the good people gone? on 09:56 - Jan 27 by FromReuserWithLove

Just called my neighbour 'sugar' and got a slap across the face.


To be fair as I wrote that, I remembered my neighbour is a right bell end, so maybe I'm wrong
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Where have all the good people gone? on 10:06 - Jan 27 with 2947 viewsSwansea_Blue

Where have all the good people gone? on 09:48 - Jan 27 by Keno

I'm here, Hoppy is about somewhere, Swansea seems ok and there is someone good next to Sitters

Hope that helps?



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Where have all the good people gone? on 10:07 - Jan 27 with 2946 viewsSwansea_Blue

Where have all the good people gone? on 09:50 - Jan 27 by homer_123

Swansea seems OK?

That's a matter of opinion!



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Where have all the good people gone? on 10:15 - Jan 27 with 2921 viewsSwansea_Blue

There are good people everywhere doing all sorts of selfless things. In terms of global leaders though, I'm struggling to think of any who are inspiring hope right now. That's probably down to my ignorance as much as anything; there's bound to be some somewhere. You could maybe argue Zelensky, but that's a unique situation and not particularly hopeful!

Closer to home, a politician who immediately springs to mind is Jess Phillips for her relentless campaigning against violence against women and girls. It's a stain on our nation. Some official estimates suggest about 2 million women and girls are attacked each year, making it far more prevalent than the racial hate crimes that attract more attention. Jess has been steadfast in her support on the backbenches and is now starting to introduce laws that will help protect women and girls. That's good imo.
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Where have all the good people gone? on 10:16 - Jan 27 with 2913 viewsEuropablue

Where have all the good people gone? on 09:56 - Jan 27 by homer_123

98% of people in the world have good hearts and are kind.

Yeah, about right. The issue is that this cohort has been tricked into accepting the status quo. That's not a good thing.


I don't think people are tricked into accepting the status quo. They are either ignorant or just not interested. The majority of people won't speak up until the frog is already cooking.
The flip side is that the majority of people will go along with whatever you think is positive.
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Where have all the good people gone? on 10:18 - Jan 27 with 2900 viewshomer_123

Where have all the good people gone? on 10:07 - Jan 27 by Swansea_Blue




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Where have all the good people gone? on 10:27 - Jan 27 with 2862 viewsPinewoodblue

Have several American friends who intend to keep their head down for the next few years until the country regains it’s sanity.

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Where have all the good people gone? on 10:52 - Jan 27 with 2790 viewsNthQldITFC

We need accurately informed education and then a series of popular revolutions to overthrow the future-consuming monster of global capitalism (nothing intended in that phrase other than its basic meaning), and all of its spin-off cults.

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Where have all the good people gone? on 10:57 - Jan 27 with 2764 viewshoppy

Where have all the good people gone? on 09:55 - Jan 27 by Keno

I meant the poster not the place
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like he said...

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Where have all the good people gone? on 10:57 - Jan 27 with 2749 viewsKeno

Where have all the good people gone? on 10:57 - Jan 27 by hoppy

like he said...


Superb finish there from Hoppy!!!


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Where have all the good people gone? on 13:15 - Jan 27 with 2624 viewshoppy

Where have all the good people gone? on 10:57 - Jan 27 by Keno

Superb finish there from Hoppy!!!



It would've been rude not to, after that assist.

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Where have all the good people gone? on 13:42 - Jan 27 with 2528 viewsEuropablue

Where have all the good people gone? on 10:27 - Jan 27 by Pinewoodblue

Have several American friends who intend to keep their head down for the next few years until the country regains it’s sanity.


Just observing, it seems like sanity is found somewhere between the way America was governed the past four years and the way it appears it will be governed in the next four years.
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Where have all the good people gone? on 17:05 - Jan 27 with 2359 viewsPinewoodblue

Where have all the good people gone? on 13:42 - Jan 27 by Europablue

Just observing, it seems like sanity is found somewhere between the way America was governed the past four years and the way it appears it will be governed in the next four years.


Have friends on both sides of the US political divide, it isn’t a barrier to friendship. It is the system that is at fault.

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Where have all the good people gone? on 17:32 - Jan 27 with 2326 viewshoppy


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Where have all the good people gone? on 18:55 - Jan 27 with 2222 viewsGlasgowBlue

Where have all the good people gone? on 17:32 - Jan 27 by hoppy




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Where have all the good people gone? on 19:01 - Jan 27 with 2196 viewsPlums

Where have all the good people gone? on 10:16 - Jan 27 by Europablue

I don't think people are tricked into accepting the status quo. They are either ignorant or just not interested. The majority of people won't speak up until the frog is already cooking.
The flip side is that the majority of people will go along with whatever you think is positive.


What I struggle with is how does 'speaking up' manifest itself? Democracy is too slow and too broken. Waving flags and shouting in the streets clearly has no effect. The decent majority are silent because they feel helpless on a range of issues IMHO and that's very sad but also neutering.

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Where have all the good people gone? on 19:04 - Jan 27 with 2187 viewsMVBlue

Politics is not for nice people. Charming people yes, not nice people. One of the reasons people like Populism is the leaders front up more thoughts, some of which are views meant to be kept quiet.

There are less decent people in politics, but I believe theres people with enough good meaning and intent to balance out the worst. Indeed, in Trumps first office there were staff who saw it as their duty to 'contain' the worst ideas and policies of Trump, so the decent people aren't always the leaders, but those behind them.

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Where have all the good people gone? on 19:08 - Jan 27 with 2152 viewslowhouseblue

one small way of resisting that spiral is to assume that people you disagree with politically are still fundamentally decent and that their views are honest and reasoned. it also makes the world a less scary place.

And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show

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Where have all the good people gone? on 19:22 - Jan 27 with 2062 viewsArnoldMoorhen

Where have all the good people gone? on 19:08 - Jan 27 by lowhouseblue

one small way of resisting that spiral is to assume that people you disagree with politically are still fundamentally decent and that their views are honest and reasoned. it also makes the world a less scary place.


But the people that you disagree with politically are fundamentally decent and their views are honest and reasoned, it's you right wingers who are the problem.

Sorry, couldn't resist.
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