This happened to someone close to me this morning at the checkout line in the Food Lion in Mathews County Virginia. I am leaving names out even though I know most of the people involved.
Here's the scene....line of people waiting to check out express. Two men at head of line then a woman. They all know each other. The man directly in front of the woman turns to her and loudly says:
I believe in Jesus Christ and you are an atheist!
He continues to attack and gets the person at the head of the line to join in. She is in tears.
Then the lady running the cash register, a Food line employee, attacks her as well. These so called "Christians" are becoming more and more aggressive. They must be very insecure. More below.
Lots was mixed into the scenario this morning. Males attacking females, "religious" bigotry, bad behavior of a Food Lion employee, and probably more.
It is hard to live with people who are hostile and aggressive because they have insecurities and possible mental problems. The latter is suggested because normal people just don't act that way.
It is an advanced stage of breakdown of a society when this kind of thing happens. It has been going on along racist lines for as long as I've been alive and much longer. When someone you have spoken to many times, had sit at your table to chat at the local restaurant and otherwise seemed friendly and caring attacks you for no reason in a grocery store line, something is radically wrong. The fact that others would spontaneously join in is really pathological.
Finally the fact that a store employee would participate rather than try to correct the situation is a sign that there is no way a person can be safe from public attack.
The atmosphere in our community has been tense at times because of the local Tea Party. I don't know if there is any connection here.
I guess we should be glad that at least they were not armed.