Why good manners are more important than ever during pandemic travel
By The Washington Post
By Christopher Elliott
After a recent flight from Los Angeles to San Diego, Rosalinda Randall found herself wondering why travellers have lost their manners during the pandemic.
Randall was in the second-to-last row of the aircraft as she waited to disembark. The passenger seated behind her jumped ahead, blocking her as he grabbed his luggage from the overhead compartment. He wanted his bag, and he wanted it now, Randall remembers. Being last, there would have been plenty of time for him to retrieve his bag.
Trump World Is A Cult. Can Its Followers Be Saved? Refinery29 12/11/2020 Mara Santilli
It’s been over a month since Election Day, and other than surreptitiously greenlighting the transition to the Biden administration, neither Donald Trump nor his inner circle (nor many of his supporters) have publicly acknowledged the results of the vote. There are a variety of narratives that Trump World™ has perpetuated to explain the loss, including voter fraud, and followers are not only buying them, but are also spreading even more nonsensical theories online.
A relentless acceptance of blatant lies coupled with unconditional support of a leader are classic symptoms of cult-like behavior. Perhaps Sen. Bernie Sanders described it best: “The GOP has ceased to be a political party. It is now a cult.”