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highplainsdem

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22. The sentiment is that most people are psychopathic monsters without concern for a man on a

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 03:14 PM

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stalled wheelchair stuck in the path of cars that won't stop, while there's one person who will help but only after driving across town to put groceries away first.

That's a terrible depiction of society. There are some uncaring people out there - Trump is proof every day - but there are a lot more good, caring people than bad ones.

And I wouldn't think much of anyone who'd leave a disabled man in the path of cars while they drove home to put groceries away.

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I saw this post on Facebook today from a person I have friended because he is a friend of good friends of mine. [View all] generalbetrayus Sunday OP

Thank you for sharing. But I have a question. Where in the hell were niyad Sunday #1

This is glurge. It never happened. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #2

It's an awfully long and complicated story for glurge. I think someone simply looking for attention would have spent generalbetrayus Sunday #4

What's complicated about it? It's just long and overwrought, which are key components of glurge. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #5

Maybe glurge cate94 Sunday #23

Good chance it was originally written using AI. highplainsdem Sunday #24

(I'm guessing you haven't seen YouTube...) lastlib Sunday #25

Give AI a prompt quakerboy Sunday #38

Agree - A new generation has discovered glurge. jmbar2 Sunday #7

AI makes it very easy to generate text stories like this, or video versions. YouTube is littered with highplainsdem Sunday #26

Maybe, but I like the sentiment, so I hope it's true. Joinfortmill Sunday #12

The sentiment is that most people are psychopathic monsters without concern for a man on a highplainsdem Sunday #22

Jeezus, that isn't what I meant and I think you know that. Why attack me, for God's sake? Joinfortmill Sunday #28

Sorry. I'm not attacking you, but I want you to understand when you're being manipulated by a highplainsdem Sunday #31

I'm a grown woman. I understand quite well. Joinfortmill Sunday #36

Then you should enjoy this as well: True Dough Sunday #45

glurge? yankee87 Sunday #19

Love it malaise Sunday #3

Both of them are blessed for doing what he did. oasis Sunday #6

Not confirming or denying the story, but we can't deny we have a homeless problem in this country. surfered Sunday #8

i'm a woman moonbeam23 Sunday #9

Elections matter gulliver Sunday #10

I don't believe it, with the main reason being that no one in their right mind who wanted to help that man highplainsdem Sunday #11

Quite possibly, but I'll take his version. Joinfortmill Sunday #13

You'll take a version describing a ridiculously irresponsible self-styled Good Samaritan leaving highplainsdem Sunday #16

Oh, for heaven's sake, stop. I liked that someone did help. Back off, please. Joinfortmill Sunday #32

I agree FoxNewsSucks Sunday #20

If I was the man with seat loads of groceries KS Toronado Sunday #46

There but for fortune go you or I PatSeg Sunday #14

"Hard to believe ..." Intractable Sunday #18

What is even sadder is PatSeg Sunday #29

There's always 911 joho260 Sunday #15

I learned a new word today thanks to the replies of this post. Intractable Sunday #17

I'd never heard that word either. FoxNewsSucks Sunday #21

Same leftstreet Sunday #33

I'm always learning stuff on DU ! Thanks! FailureToCommunicate Sunday #34

Should be required reading by everyone. JMCKUSICK Sunday #27

I'm very empathetic to disabled people, HOWEVER, if that man was the Gov. of Texas, whose FailureToCommunicate Sunday #30

I seriously don't believe it. tavernier Sunday #35

Agreeing With Others Here ProfessorGAC Sunday #37

Wonderful Roy Rolling Sunday #39

That's the red flag for me. Ms. Toad Sunday #43

Love that stories like this have a term "glurge". llmart Sunday #40

A slight correction: Brad Shelby is the curator of the Four States Museum niyad Sunday #41

His political posts are on his personal Facebook page. generalbetrayus Sunday #42

And I am not on facebook. niyad Sunday #44