I realized that I'm actually guilty of 'normalcy bias.' We drive to the store, buy our groceries, come back and chat with our neighbors, get our mail...and it feels normal. I don't watch too much news, and I know that it's mostly all scripted. Then I saw the chaos in Springfield, and then in Sylacauga and it opened my eyes to what was going on right under our noses. I now believe that we are in WWIII.
Those young men appear that they could be soldiers if we face it squarely. Their modus operandi appears to be this: they surreptitiously drop the group of men in one town only, so that citizens' across the country don't get suspicious that we're under siege. The residents of that town are worn down trying to stand against the onslaught, and for the most part, no other citizens speak up. There's no unity; I don't know why. It would be good to hear others' opinions about why.
Then they drop another group of soldiers in another town some distance away. It will probably continue until there are enough soldiers to overtake us. No one will sound the alarm because it's done by stealth. Even if they did sound the alarm many will stay in their 'normalcy bias' because the truth is too scary. My family is in 'normalcy bias.'
I don't know - this is guesswork, but this appears to be what's happening.
I like reading comments beneath articles, and someone pointed out that there was a man at the town hall in Sylacauga who stood to speak, who was 'allegedly' a resident of Sylacauga. Oddly enough though, he didn't have a southern accent. Anyone who passes through Sylacauga knows that the people who live there usually have a thick southern accent. He acted like he was there to complain about the chaos that the Haitians were causing, but then came the punch to the gut: He said: "the man who stated that if the town council refused to act, that the residents would, should be investigated." Think about the chilling effect that this would have on the residents. You can draw your own conclusions.
I would never advocate for violence, unless there was a threat to your or a loved one's life. I didn't take that guy's comments as a real threat - it was just talk - bravado. Unless there was a chance that one of his loved ones could be harmed: raped, or killed. He likely heard the stories of a young boy being killed in Springfield, and migrants raping women in various countries. Anyone with a basic understanding of psychology or just common sense knows that he was expressing his frustration and fear that the community's very real concerns were being ignored. For the other gentleman to paint him as a dangerous individual seemed suspicious. Then, if threatening to 'investigate' him didn't work, they'd pull out their other bag of tricks. We all know what they are.
Anyway, that commenter opened my eyes to a little bit more of what's going on. These residents are ANGRY and who can blame them? I was disappointed that the others at the meeting didn't give the woman who spoke out, thunderous applause.
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