The astounding thing, as I'm sure you discovered, is that these people who downplay what's happening -- or put you down for what they call 'fearmongering' - are intelligent, sensitive folks in nearly every other aspect of life. It's a phenomenon I cannot explain, either. I have lost maybe a dozen or so folks I knew and trusted, thanks to the way our world is turning itself topsy-turvy. Makes no sense whatever. But it's real, and as you say, we either stand up to those people and try to help them understand...or we walk away.
The astounding thing, as I'm sure you discovered, is that these people who downplay what's happening -- or put you down for what they call 'fearmongering' - are intelligent, sensitive folks in nearly every other aspect of life. It's a phenomenon I cannot explain, either. I have lost maybe a dozen or so folks I knew and trusted, thanks to the way our world is turning itself topsy-turvy. Makes no sense whatever. But it's real, and as you say, we either stand up to those people and try to help them understand...or we walk away.