This particular store was in a neighborhood of dominantly liberals. It didn't take long before the impact became obvious on the book shelves and magazine racks.
A particular book - George Orwell's novel 1984 - became a hot selling item; not because they wanted to educate themselves about the era of government that was soon to exit, but to inform themselves of what they believed was to come.
I innocently inquired of a few patrons who were standing at the shelf why they were buying the paperback version of this classic.
They expressed dismay and fear of what had happened and were certain that the only way this tragedy occurred was that Trump had conspired with Putin's Russia to rig the election outcome.
Also, such long time prominent publications as Time, Newsweek, and The Economist were gradually coming out with front cover lead story images of Trump in an extremely negative light.
While the media has every right to express their views, they don't seem to care that they are deliberately and intentionally misleading the public about his plans and intentions. It's no wonder Pres. Trump has been calling them "Fake News".
After nearly two years the mainstream media's drum beat against Pres. Trump has not relented. Yet, all indications, based on what he has done to improve the nation's economy, employment, and national security will be difficult to fight at the ballot box this mid-term election.
In fact, the liberals in the country who still believe in the Russia/Trump collusion fantasy - despite the mountain of evidence indicating that it was the Clinton Campaign and the D.N.C. were behind this made up claim - the intensity and insanity of the likes of Maxine Waters, Adam Schiff, and Nancy Pelosi have ratcheted up their fantastic claims against the President.
Over the first two years since this political earthquake hit the nation, social media companies have gradually begun to exercise their power and control over the nation's dialog online; ignoring any first amendment rights individuals have under our country's Constitution.
While I do not subscribe to the views of the likes of Alex Jones' often extreme claims, I do not agree with the latest move to block or remove his material from the Internet. He has a right to disseminate his views as much as any other American citizen does under his first amendment right.
However, it appears the concepts of Orwell's classic novel are taking root among the liberals who are in control of our social media. And then, there's this...
It seems as though liberals shocked at losing the election were buying the 1984 novel to bone up on how to best implement Orwell's prophetic ideas of how the state effectively clinched control of the situation.
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