I've had this argument with a normie - I brought up concerns that we were going down the path of authoritarianism and lockdowns. They responded with this: I went to Florida and South Carolina and saw no lockdowns, and nobody here is preventing you from going grocery shopping either.

"Therefore there is no lockdown or problem and you are making a big deal out of nothing. You are talking as though this whole country went bad because Trump lost the election. You are exaggerating everything."

This affected me internally quite a bit because this came from somebody who used to be my best friend.

Not a single thing that has happened so far reported in the media has changed their stance. They've only doubled down on their stance. They only believe what the media reports and considers anything else crazy talk

I've had this argument with a normie - I brought up concerns that we were going down the path of authoritarianism and lockdowns. They responded with this: I went to Florida and South Carolina and saw no lockdowns, and nobody here is preventing you from going grocery shopping either.

"Therefore there is no lockdown or problem and you are making a big deal out of nothing. You are talking as though this whole country went bad because Trump lost the election. You are exaggerating everything."

This affected me internally quite a bit because this came from somebody who used to be my best friend.