up is down and Mad Hatter tea parties.

I see steep rises in the polarization of opinion.  Not just with Republicans and Democrats, although the way that American prisoner of war is being villified in the press seems exceptionally low. And it's not just Repugs.

I see steep rises of opinion between people.

Increasingly, I hear people taking absurd, if not irrational, positions and doggedly sticking to their absurdities without hearing any reason.

Maybe it's me. Maybe everyone is making sense and I am deluded when I think I have a sensible take on anything.

It's like the whole world is having a Mad Hatter tea party.