D is for Dystopia

a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding

a society in which social or technological trends have culminated in a greatly diminished quality of life or degradation of values

a society in which there is great suffering or injustice

a society in which people lead dehumanized, fearful lives

a horrible place where everything has gone wrong. Whereas utopia means a perfect paradise, dystopia means exactly the opposite.

a place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror 

Gaslighting

Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, making them question their own memory, perception, and sanity. Using persistent denial, misdirection, contradiction, and lying, gaslighting involves attempts to destabilize the victim and delegitimize the victim's beliefs.

The Good Guy Badge

People adopt a "good-guy badge", to use the phrase coined by Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, to describe the shallow things people do to appear 'good' but which are really based on (often subconscious) selfishness and the desire to feed their own egos with a sense of self-satisfaction

The 5th Amendment is Not New

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

L is for Longevity

This man was still alive at 110 years old.  When I was 18 I read a book that said people should eat garlic, baking soda, honey and apple cider vinegar on a regular basis.