Only kids and conservatives live in the Upside Down World

Neo-nazi's, racists, fascists, misogynists, conservatives...in other words: people on the 'right' spectrum politically seem to live - like young children like to play - in 'the upside down world':

When they say: 'We demand democracy!', they mean they want to live in a country with a single strong (and male!) leader who decides for all and everyone should follow him like sheep. A school example is Dutch populist Geert Wilders and his 'democratic' Freedom Party, PVV (Partij Voor de Vrijheid=Party for Freedom) who doesn't want to be known that people of colour, women, handicapped and even Jews cannot become a member of his 'democratic because every member has a vote!' party. As a matter of fact: nobody can. PVV only has two members: Geert Wilders and the foundation 'Friends of the PVV', whose chairman and only member is...can you guess it?

With: 'Free speech!' they mean that people who don't agree with their Great Leader ('Führer' in German) should not be allowed to say what they want.

Funnily enough by shouting 'Antifa is bad!' 'realists' literally state they consider themselves to be fascists. Because 'antifa' stands for 'anti-fascism'.

When they organize a 'peaceful' demonstration, you know they will throw bricks, set cars on fire and assault policemen. What would they really mean by 'Blue lives matter!'?

Although they claim to strongly oppose criminal behaviour, a lot of people who break the law turn out to be conservatives.

They like to claim to be anti-drugs, yet they are known for their abuse of alcohol and other drugs

Conservatives are hypocrites when they say porn, homosexuality and sex with minors is really, really bad: they watch more porn (click) than any other group of people, tend to be more sexually attracted to minors (click) and a surprising number is secretly gay (click).

They never question their Great Leader yet call other people 'sheep'.

When you ask them for their 'own opinion', they simply quote their Dear Leader or the headline of an article on a conservative channel.

They really seem to think 'I do my own research' means watching videoclips spread by populists and crazy people.

People who actually do research and think for themselves, conservatives call 'stupid'.

When they say 'Everbody should always obey the rules!', by default they mean: 'I refuse to obey the rules!'

What are other signs do you know of that tell sane people that 'realists' live in The Upside Down World'?

Leave your examples in the comments.

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The bridge (a short story)

His wallpaper

consisted of old newspapers.

Instead of having central heating,

he burned coal.

Holes in his attic wall

showed where he did his shooting practice.

Through the tiny window

he aimed his rifle at the bridge.

The nazis would only pass

over his dead body!

They found him in his hidden attic,

sixty years after date.

Rifle still with him.

Never a nazi crossed the bridge!

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What's your biggest problem? And what's your favourite way of escaping it?

For some the biggest personal problem is: 'What can I watch on Netflix what I haven't seen already?' while for others it's: 'Will I be able to feed my children tomorrow?' But we all like to escape our daily concerns. Some resort to using alcohol or other drugs to 'escape' while others take up hobbies like larping, knitting, reading or something else that ends in 'ing'.  

Oddly enough even after tens of thousands of years muddling through life, we still haven't learned our problems won't go away if we simply ignore them.

A lot of people's favourite way to escape daily life is watching television (because I'm lazy I won't brake this down into the different forms: 'regular' TV, streaming, DVD, clips on internet, cinema).

The average American spends four hours a day watching something on a screen that's not work related. That comes down to two months a year. Or nine years for someone until he or she is 65. Americans spend a third of their waking hours watching TV.  The average Dutch person spends some two hours and fifteen minutes a day in front of a TV screen. Worldwide people over 60 are in the lead with elderly in the USA as the uncrowned kings and queens of TV-watching: over six hours a day on average. Funny fact for a group that likes accusing young people of watching TV a lot.

Personaly I watch on average two hours a day television (the occasional movie, episode of a favourit tv-series or documentary, including those watched via YouTube). 

Here are a few of my favourite YouTube channels:

https://www.youtube.com/c/HighlyCombustibleReacts I like how he reacts to videos with a totally open mind. His responses are real and never rude or insulting.

https://www.youtube.com/c/ItsCharlieVest A guy from Indiana who's really Dutch at heart. As a matter of fact, he took it upon himself to learn the Dutch language and you can watch his progress live! How's that for commitment when you want to learn about a country's culture?

https://www.youtube.com/c/Thoughty2 Thought provoking, factual, interesting and funny. And his English accent is an oasis of peace and quiet in a sea of American and Indian accents.

https://www.youtube.com/c/Mrwhosetheboss My favourite place to be for anything consumer tech related. Very human: his jokes don't always land and he knows that. And he simply accidentally drops things every once in a while, just like us regular human beings and doesn't re-record that part of his video.

https://www.youtube.com/c/DutchAmericano A young lady who used to live in the USA and now lives in The Netherlands, sharing personal, witty and interesting views on the differences between living 'here' en 'there'.

https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCharismaticVoice A vocal coach with a very nice aproach to singing techniques. Her enthousiasm (watch her having her first 'Floorgasm!' is very infectious.

What are your favourite forms of escapism and favourite youtube channels?

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