This is a follow-up to my previous post, Allergic to Truth, in which I described my failed attempt to educate “George”, one of the many pro-vaccine sheep. Please read that first before continuing.
Tough read, but good for catharsis. Most of my family is in Portland, and I can relate to this, unfortunately.
I traveled along the west coast last July, and PDX was by far worse than any other city. I don't know what they did there to traumatize so many people, almost everyone is sunk. I went to college at PSU, and grad school, so have lots of friends there, besides family. EVERY SINGLE ONE of them is a covidian. They threatened me if I didn't wear a mask, so I had to rely on a new facebook friend for a place to stay. I was there a week, and haven't talked with any of them since, though I am best friends with the facebook friend. I left it at 'let me know when you figure it out' and said bye to them all. Will be interesting to see them at a family wedding in Oct in Tennessee.
I don't know what we can do besides move on. Create a space for new friends to enter. Anyway, it's more of the same, but I really do think they did something to the environment or something in Portland, as its one-of-a-kind nuts there in the States. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you got some catharsis out of it. I never lived in Portland but based on the people I've met there and the way my cousin became increasingly warped after moving there it really seems like something is in the water. And maybe some are just naturally immune to it. It's like one big cult that prides itself so much that it has dismissed that it's a cult. "New Normal" woke shit. There must be other cities that also "transform" their people to some extent, but Portland is in a league of its own.
Tough read, but good for catharsis. Most of my family is in Portland, and I can relate to this, unfortunately.
I traveled along the west coast last July, and PDX was by far worse than any other city. I don't know what they did there to traumatize so many people, almost everyone is sunk. I went to college at PSU, and grad school, so have lots of friends there, besides family. EVERY SINGLE ONE of them is a covidian. They threatened me if I didn't wear a mask, so I had to rely on a new facebook friend for a place to stay. I was there a week, and haven't talked with any of them since, though I am best friends with the facebook friend. I left it at 'let me know when you figure it out' and said bye to them all. Will be interesting to see them at a family wedding in Oct in Tennessee.
I don't know what we can do besides move on. Create a space for new friends to enter. Anyway, it's more of the same, but I really do think they did something to the environment or something in Portland, as its one-of-a-kind nuts there in the States. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you got some catharsis out of it. I never lived in Portland but based on the people I've met there and the way my cousin became increasingly warped after moving there it really seems like something is in the water. And maybe some are just naturally immune to it. It's like one big cult that prides itself so much that it has dismissed that it's a cult. "New Normal" woke shit. There must be other cities that also "transform" their people to some extent, but Portland is in a league of its own.