Yep. 1poorlady is theist, and she occasionally goes on about how "things are getting worse, just like the Bible said". Which is complete BS (and I tell her that). But even when I tell her that crime is down, fewer people are in poverty, etc, she comes back to "things are getting worse and worse". I won't let her go without retort (and quoting data if I have it handy), but religious/conservatives are simply taught that things are getting worse, and there doesn't seem to be any way to break through that barrier of faulty information.

Of course, she sometimes mentions how bad Trump and his followers are as a sign things are getting worse (she is NOT political, but she sees how terrible he and his MAGAites are without me having to say a word**). In which case I have to say "it's not a straight line, but the trend over time is getting better in pretty much all categories".




**No, she is NOT a liberal. If she were political, I would say she is more like the Classic Compassionate Conservative. Those are becoming very rare indeed.