Do you feel that this era has produced the most rude and cruel people so far?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

[abc3643]

As far as the United States is concerned, I am going to say "Yes".

For one reason, it's obvious when you look at Trump.

The Founding Fathers recognized the potential of demagogues like Trump seeking power and trying to become President, but, to them, it was unimaginable and thus unforeseeable to them that a man of mean would behave like Trump does. They assumed that the social pressures would force such a man to behave appropriately whatever was in his heart. Thus, they didn't feel the need to create adequate checks and balances on a man like him because they felt it would never be needed...

Well, they were wrong.

The incivility and idiocy among the US population is, to someone my age, shocking. We who are older think this:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZJWYBlnwMNk

With every passing day, I feel more confidant that I was right not to bring children into this shithole. I could see this coming more than 40 years ago and it did come...

[Gobbyjobby52]

Its hard to give a metric on people of today like with any period in time unless there is a historical landmark like with Hitler, Starlin or groups of people who both did pretty bad things that were cruel and more than rude. I think thought that ever since lockdown many people have increases in mental health issues which can look rude and sometimes cruel when these people are overmedicated, seeking housing and are in a survival mode most of the time. I do think social media has also been a big influencer for shallow seeking behaviour in this society of today, especially to young girls from ages say 13-25.

[FreyaRed]

Yes, brutalization of society. It make society more easily to divide and to reign for elites. Smart and well educated people aren't necessary for most slave labor tasks but problematic if you want sell them bullcrap.

The result is hordes of idiots who fall for every social pressure and retarded ideologies. It's the majority rule, if majority is stupid they rule.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

If all you focus on is the turds and garbage, of course that’s all you’re going to see.

[Asker]

Kind of a bit like racism or sexism?

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

I was more thinking pessimism but I guess we can apply that

[Brady]

No, the rudest n cruelest. There hav always been peopl like that. Wars, crime... Maybe more crime n the like because the world's population is increasing.

[KostasKouvalis]

CRUEL NO, because people in the past were far crueler, but assholish, I would say YES

[Anonymous]

😆😆😆

https://www.youtube.com/embed/jSZr-XDl288

[blackeagle007]

Ehhh ever sense covid everyone is moody. Things suck around here

[MemeSupreme]

maybe rude but not cruel

[Angelbabylips]

Rude? yes. Cruel? Far from it.

[Asker]

What made people back in the day cruel?

[Angelbabylips]

Look at slavery. Look at the way that people treated each other in the Middle Ages (even the punishments).

[Asker]

Yeah but it was legal back then. Do you honestly think if slavery was still legal that nobody would use it to their advantage?

[Angelbabylips]

We don't and it is not legal in most places. As a human race, we are not as cruel. I asked a friend of mine who has a PhD in History if he wished he could go back in time to relive history? His answer was no, because he would see a bunch of short ignorant people.

[slatyb]

People were much uglier years ago.

[exitseven]

yes, people are real assholes today.

[jahaims]

Not even close. Open a history book, holy shit

[Iron_Man]

Not here other sites

[noohair]

Humans were barbarians for ever…

[beefcakebradybatson]

D**N SKIPPY !!!