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Arthur_Frain

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2. Collective consciousness in this nation has been in decline for some time now.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 10:15 AM

Jun 21

Thirty years maybe?

IMHO if you’re looking for the America I think you’re looking for, you’ll need a time machine to visit it. 2006 was when social media got their first steroid shot, I’d recommend searching before that.

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Where is America? [View all] kentuck Jun 21 OP

Somewhere between Canada and Mexico SocialDemocrat61 Jun 21 #1

Collective consciousness in this nation has been in decline for some time now. Arthur_Frain Jun 21 #2

WHAT is America? Martin Eden Jun 21 #3

It seems most people aren't even interested in politics, apathetic Beringia Jun 21 #4

Average attention span heading south fast in Adults and Prairie_Seagull Jun 21 #5