tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post790007287020390242..comments2024-03-27T17:57:30.031-04:00Comments on my new plaid pants: What is Left in Our WakeJason Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-6388644012382718702020-12-15T20:54:45.989-05:002020-12-15T20:54:45.989-05:00This year has really separated the good from the b...This year has really separated the good from the bad. Facebook used to be an oasis to catch up with friends, but I don't recognize many of them through all the vitriol and hate. <br /><br />To the movie...I treasured the big three performances. Bergen, especially, has rarely been as loose and real as she is here. And Queen Meryl, whose fantastic movie "The Prom" dropped the very next day, is at her royal best. <br /><br />However, the movie angered me. It felt lazy. These are powerhouse performers at the height of their powers. Give them some meat. Gemma Chan is a lovely performer, but her part could have been excised altogether, saving us 30 minutes with a character who doesn't play into the big plot.<br /><br />I would watch Bergen, Streep, and Wiest read the phone book together while Hedges reacts to these queens on the side. That would have been better than this mess. I still hope Bergen gets awards attention. She's that good.Mike Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313874727770683735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-78281268045749442462020-12-15T09:17:11.116-05:002020-12-15T09:17:11.116-05:00You should read up about the psychological term co...You should read up about the psychological term cognitive dissonance. It perfectly describes the mental gymnastics trump followers are experiencing. They have to force their perspective in order to create consistency for their mind. People have such a strong investment in their political identity, they will go very far to fabricate consistency. It is the consistency that is more important than accuracy. Shawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349063352632344096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-38673826154893067802020-12-14T06:28:51.894-05:002020-12-14T06:28:51.894-05:00I'm so sorry about your friend. I'm deali...I'm so sorry about your friend. I'm dealing with the same with a loved one. <br /><br />You don't know this yet, but your friend has literally been brainwashed by a cult. That is what Q'Anon is, not exaggerating. The only difference between it and the Moonies is it's online. Q'Anon is unbelievably strong and growing scarily. I can't tell you what to do about your friend, but some people do come out of this if you can hang in there. IT ain't easy.<br /><br />If you need support, check out the Q'Anon Casualties board on Reddit. We are over 50,000 members and growing rapidly-friends and family who have lost loved ones to the Q'Anon cult. We share our stories and support each other-some of us have even "met" via Zoom. Trust me, your story is nothing new to me. I've heard of 40 year marriages ending, parents disowning children and vice versa, etc. I'm not going to say it's not your friend's fault this happened, because you have to let this shit in in the first place, but it does suck people down quickly. It is straight up brainwashing. <br /><br />You can reach out to me for more help via email if you like. ferretrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742290202221556114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-54771521842697287162020-12-12T17:41:35.607-05:002020-12-12T17:41:35.607-05:00I'm so sorry about your old friend. It's a...I'm so sorry about your old friend. It's a sour note on which to end a lousy year, and I wish you didn't have to go through it. For now, focus on all the people who still make you happy and are there for you, and remember that it's not your job to make that one person come to her senses. For every person who preaches love and acceptance and later turns out not to believe it, there are at least a hundred others who do believe, whether they preach or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-10249986063095883132020-12-12T04:06:09.030-05:002020-12-12T04:06:09.030-05:00beautifulbeautifulpar3182https://www.blogger.com/profile/03647653154201086767noreply@blogger.com