Pointing out the sensationalism wasn't meant to be an insult. Just an honest analysis. I'd have been pissed if you denied it. I like that I can be honest with you and knew in advance I wouldn't be offered up a kneejerk reaction in response.

As for what I meant by it leaving the internet, I understand there are some isolated incidents out there. Far more siting behind devices dwelling on these stories, getting excited. Sometimes overly passionate, on all sides. The spillage onto the streets, well, that's getting annoying. I once said it's a war against glass. People just smash the windows. Those windows are the only thing that ever gets fixed. Angry mobs are useless. Now they want to send in the troops to prevent angry mobs from destroying everything (did you see last year at all?) but that's spun into excessive control. So wtf? Let an angry mob smash everything and not call that excessive control measures? I realize they have a cause but wtf did the windows do? Why are people hitting themselves? What does it solve? Makes a great photo opportunity. And the loudest voices enjoying it are the ones sitting far away, cheering from the stands.

And the media is confusing; leading folks in all kinds of strange directions. Was sitting with a large group of people on Canada Day, having fun. Drinks, fireworks, noise. A party. A group walked past making noise, protesting lockdowns that didn't exist and protesting Canada Day being cancelled, which it was not. Like a group of brainwashed zombies. Duped by some nonsense on Facebook or whatever...

Things don't even seem real any more, a lot of the times. I just wonder why so many are obsessing. One side is slowly kind of going back to 'normal' (watched a football game yesterday, stadium was nearly packed, very few masks) and the other is freaking out like the world is ending. So how does one make sense of this?