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Parker: What’s being called the ‘new normal’ is not normal
By Kathleen Parker
Published: November 22, 2018, 6:01am
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Across much of media lately, the phrase “new normal” keeps cropping up to describe what is, in fact, not normal, as most sane adults have understood its meaning.
This is to say, the everyday machinations and human behaviors typical within a healthy, robust society have shifted gears and evolved, not in a good way, to accommodate new circumstances.
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