I am hoping that those of you who use social media platforms like Twitter will take a little time to do some housekeeping. Clean-up is needed in certain aisles frequented by warped people. If you are hunkered down at home, self-isolating and have some spare time you can help stop an ugly trend.
Wishing that us “olds” will die from COVID-19—to usher in a revolution led by youthful adherents—is a “solution” being pushed by certain elements who label themselves “left.”
Me—I just label them sick.
I’m 72 years old, have several pre-existing conditions and have been a fighter for civil rights and social justice for well over over 50 years.
That some twit should wish me dead because I have decided to vote for Joe Biden, or have supported Kamala Harris or Elizabeth Warren or any candidate other than their preferred choice, in the name of “progressivism,” is anathema to me, and should be to you as well.
You can pitch in by reporting and blocking these posts wherever you see them.
Some of you will say that this is just the work of troll and bot accounts. I’m sure plenty of them are. That doesn’t make them any less ugly.
Frankly, I’ve found far too many that come from legitimate accounts.
At a time when we should be helping, and not harming, the elderly and disabled among us, this vile and distorted perspective on how we make change in our society needs to be shut down—now.
Some of you who are reading will ask for ‘examples.’ There are plenty.
There are also people who agree with what I’m saying here.
For example: far too many people thought this tweet was “hilarious.”
It got called out.
Here’s another.
The whole “boomer remover” trend last week made me ill.
I didn’t find it funny.
The Trumpists are also ugly.
So if you are bored, shut-in, locked-down and have some spare time, donate a little of it to cleaning up this mess, and think of it as a public service.