Am I Crazy?!?

[u/Rich_Confidence7644]

I legitimately feel like I’m going crazy with the amount of what I feel is gaslighting by this administration. First, I’m an independent- I have no love for far right politics but am all for less government interference in my life. So while I’m an independent I tend to lean more right than left. I just watched Mr. Biden touting his Bidenomics and all his 80 year old cronies stating how wonderful everything thing is, and how we should all be THANKING the president. I’m truly curious to figure out if I’m going crazy, because since 2021 my life has been the absolute WORST it has ever been, particularly fiscally. I bought some Pepsi and aspirin today. Cost me almost $30. Since when are these things luxury items?!??? Gas prices are insane and still climbing. Food is practically unaffordable. Rents and mortgage interest rates are at all time highs. How is this administration giving Americans BREATHING ROOM, as they all keep parroting?!? So, is anyone else suffering, or is this all in my head, or maybe just bad for me? Also, didn’t this president run on unity and uniting Americans? All he does is bash republicans, especially of the MAGA variety. How is that sending a message of unity? I truly feel like this guy hates the half of the country that doesn’t agree with him. Rant over.

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[u/Pinky-McPinkFace]

I recently heard Glenn Greenwald on Megyn Kelly talk about how it's particularly frustrating to hear claims that Biden is so vibrant, healthy & energetic. WE CAN SEE how feeble he is. Greenwald pointed out that you don't need any special training to "interpret the data." We can just see it. We've all seen feeble old people.

So no, you're not crazy. Yes, we're being lied to. Yes, it's both insulting & infuriating.

[u/Rich_Confidence7644 → u/Pinky-McPinkFace]

You hit the nail on the head!!!!!!!!!

[u/tensigh]

In personal relationships it's gaslighting. In politics it's Orwellian or just plain propaganda.

[u/Rich_Confidence7644 → u/tensigh]

Sorry, my degree is in psych! ☺️ My 17 year old always calls it propaganda though!

[u/[deleted]]

I truly don’t know how ‘24 will shake out. I bought my house before property prices exploded in my area and work remote making a fair bit more than the average household income here. No car payment for several years now and I’ve been making cuts to discretionary spending.

The pitiful amount of groceries $100 buys has me wondering how people with kids and all the expenses that come along with them are making it work. You can’t hide those grocery bills from parents on a shoe string budget…you can only hope they vote better next time around.

Inflation is the most insidious kind of tax…effects the poorest of us the hardest. A lot of mom & pop businesses can’t survive as people cut non-essentials. When it comes to government solutions at the federal level you can bet they will be expensive and that the outcome will be mediocre at best - They have a long track record.

The constant war on cheap, abundant energy impacts every aspect of an economy.

[u/Rich_Confidence7644 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, groceries are a killer! I’m a single mom with a 17 year old son. I make decent money…but I’m single. I also stupidly drive a very large SUV. I’ve been trying to sell it and get something with better gas mileage, but that’s also become impossible.

[u/Rich_Confidence7644]

Thank you SO much for all the responses! I really started to question my own sanity today! It sucks that everyone seems to be in the same boat, but I don’t feel so alone anymore. ❤️

[u/The_Dragon_Chief]

It’s actually really simple to show just how full of shit it really is!

Now, the administration will tell you “Bidenomics is Working”.

But, the median American salary is going down.

And, to really kick you in the nuts, inflation is legitimately the highest it’s been in about 40 years.

(I think you need to add your own parameters to the last link but I’m sure you can figure it out in less than 10 seconds)

So, as this administration continues to BLATANTLY lie to the public, and as the enchanting idea of an eventual Democrat savior dwindles, more current Democrats will start seeking other options until the Democratic Party starts actually doing things their constituents want them to do. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who legitimately thought Biden was a good choice for president. They truly felt “blue, no matter who”.

How about we stop fucking partying in government and actually do something to help the American working class, or, at the very least, stop stopping them from fighting for themselves.

[u/Go_fahk_yourself]

Biden has never, not once been in control. He’s told what to do all day every day 24/7. All the heads of departments do whatever the fuck they want. And yes the media lies and covers it all up. Who’s running the show? The deep state.

I don’t trust a fucking word they say. And yes I’ve questioned my own sanity wondering how it got so bad.

[u/This-Rutabaga6382]

You aren’t supposed to notice these things !!! Remember it will be better when you cant afford to eat , clothe your self , afford gas , have real friends …

When things are good for people they can’t stop telling you how bad it is … when things are bad for people they won’t stop telling you how good it is.

[u/KCE64]

Check out George Hobbs. If you want to see the truth, it's out there WITH sources. Can't recommend his podcast enough. I was a die-hard Reagan/Bush supporter.

The truth is out there if you're willing to forego cognitive dissonance.

I hope everyone is willing to seek the truth, no matter how far it's buried. Hope.

[u/Rich_Confidence7644 → u/KCE64]

The last 2+ years have been nothing BUT cognitive dissonance for me. Today, watching that ridiculous speech, was my breaking point. My circle is pretty small, and several of my family members are communists…😩😩😩

[u/DiscoLibra]

We had a house built in 2019 - moved in 2020 right before Covid. We were doing awesome financially! We weren't paycheck to paycheck anymore. We could go out more often. Buy new furniture for new house. Things were great!

Now, I'm planning dinners and budgeting during the week. No more pedicures, Starbucks, and shopping with friends once a month. I know that last part sounds stupid to some, bc people are struggling for real, and I'm complaining about pedicures. My husband now has this constant, worried look on his face, like are we gonna make it?

My point is, Bideneconimics absolutely sucks balls.

[u/defmacro-jam]

You may be crazy, but the propaganda is real. It's bad for everybody -- I make what should be plenty of money but I'm struggling. Groceries are outrageous even when I try to eat frugally.

When Trump was president -- I never even looked at grocery prices. I got whatever the hell I wanted and went to restaurants whenever I wanted and tipped fat. Now I don't dare go to any restaurant. Ever.

[u/CaliHereIAm94]

No you’re a fascist, how dare you question anything??

[u/nanspud]

Voting has consequences.

[u/Rich_Confidence7644 → u/nanspud]

I voted for, in the words of the “current guy” (🥔) “the last guy”. He acts like he’s Voldemort or something, can’t even stand to say his name.

[u/double-you-dot]

Once your eyes have been opened, you'll start to realize how widespread the establishment is, how many people are involved - from the active participants (media, universities) to the useful idiots, and how long it's been going on.

[u/dryfishman → u/double-you-dot]

There are so many useful idiots just following along. They really believe what the media is selling. They listen to affirm their views. Anything against their views is not “reality” to them. Most of all, they’re not making up their own minds anymore. All thinking is done for them, not by them. I’ve never seen our country so delusional.

[u/yKnot_Me]

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[u/[deleted] → u/yKnot_Me]

Let's Go Brandon!

[u/KardashianLifeCode]

I often worry that I actually died during covid or shortly before and that I’m in some sort of hell bc, yes, things have gotten so much worse since then financially, and with the constant lying from the govt and media it’s almost unbearable and I’ve had family turn their back on me because of my response to covid. Seeing that my family is not actually family has caused me a pain so deep I don’t think I’ll ever recover.

[u/StMoneyx2]

Basically if you take everything they say and apply the opposite you get a good understanding of what is really happening.

I wish I was kidding but try it sometime. 90-95% of everything thing they say is the exact opposite of reality

[u/xlr8edmayhem]

Not crazy, just unplugged from the Matrix more or less.

Welcome to the circus