I agree that politics is like a TV show. I have likened it for years, to the dismay of my family, to wrestling. It has been obvious they agree behind closed doors on the agenda, each adopting their roles. Then for the cameras one side will smile and give platitudes about how great the latest bill is while the other side will posture and smack their hand on the podium saying it is a sad day for Americans. Then later at the country club sipping their whiskeys they laugh at how stupid the public is.

I unplugged close to a year ago from TV, and feel much more peaceful. Even the laugh track shows that my other half watched was designed to form opinions on everything while nudging one to be offended at those with wrong thinking.

I believe (as a boy who was targeted in some of the first waves) that the push to medicate to zombify school children is partially part of the war on masculinity. Boys are by nature fidgety and seeking to play physically as play is how the young hone their natural skills. In a natural setting (not this concrete jungle) males need to hone their hunting/warrior skills, building skills etc. Sitting still at a desk for a good portion of the day is not healthy for males to do for almost the entirety of their formative years. I will let this thought rest here though as the attack on (toxic) masculinity would fill a book.