And if you aren’t worried about the President of the United States declaring to use the military in American cities, we are halfway down that slippery slope.

Until we recognize this isn’t “right” vs “left”, but rather a battle against a desire to sicken our future generations for nefarious purposes, we are going to continue to spiral downward as a country and a people.

In these online worlds toxicity and glorification of violent “heroism” metastasize and eat away at the basic human elements of empathy and common sense. All of which eventually find their way into everyday society.

We’ve allowed young people, especially men, to be isolated in these chambers of conspiracy and #extremism, without connection to reality. As communities become more socially disconnected, young people find solace in digital dens of #disinformation.