It’s been a weird month. There have been plenty of examples online of how civilised society looks like it is totally breaking down.

Social media was as usual awash with people screaming, shouting and fighting. People in this online world are perpetually outraged or celebrating in the gut-wrenching misery of others.

People have been virtually cheering and clapping a White House video showing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents chaining up undocumented immigrants as they prepared to board a deportation flight.

Conor McGregor has been telling the world that Ireland is being ‘overrun’ with foreign nationals in his bid to become President.

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A couple of wealthy female celebrities were shot into space. They spent upwards of a quarter of a million pounds for 10 minutes above the earth’s atmosphere, testing their fillers, silicone and strong-set hair spray to the maximum limits.

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