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You went into the military to protect your country, you had faith in the politicians you elected, you could take your vehicle to the mechanic without taking up the tailpipe, the newspapers and the reporters on TV reported the news. not their take and embellishment on it, men and women got married, people went to church on Sunday, Political correctness was a phrase you never heard, people went to work and earned their living, kids in school answered to their father if they screwed up. Where did it go wrong???

Dealey Plaza.

Yep,big changes after that............

Seems like it's been a while, huh?
Fortunately, Wifey and I live out in "the sticks" where most of it is still normal.
Politicians have always been corrupt, or at least open to corruption. Newspapers and later TV reporters have always put their slant on the news, although now it's done openly.
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think it started before JFK's last ride

Do you not remember duck and cover when we were going to survive nuclear war by hiding under our school desks?

When black folks couldn’t eat in the same restaurants, could only sit in the balcony in theaters and were lynched if they got too uppity?

When girls who got into “trouble” were sent away for a year, came back much changed and sad? No one talked about what happened but everybody knew...

I am 70 years old but don’t want to live in a mythical romantic past that never existed. I want to live with my kids and grandkids in a dynamic, exciting future that will be and is amazing.

Not really. Born in '69.

I'm old enough to remember. Almost everything was closed on Sunday. In my small town, only one gas station and one pharmacy was open. The exception was motels and Dairy Queen was open on Sunday afternoon.

In 1960 50% of people attended church at least twice a week. Divorce was rare, in all races. 85% of people had health care. 5% or less were unemployed and thus didn't have health care. The rest were usually poor farm workers, or self employed who didn't buy it. We didn't have welfare. Families took care of their elderly or disabled family members, if not, churches and charities did.

Even FDR in the 1930's refused to pay welfare, he said people needed jobs, so he started the jobs programs. He said people getting checks would loose the work ethic.

I was born in '65. I don't remember any duck and cover drills, and segregation was a thing of the past as far as restaurants. I was fortunate enough to be born and raised in a pretty rural area of PA. By the time I graduated, there were 3 Black students in my district, all in jr high and from the same family.
I honestly never knew any blacks personally until I joined the military. I never had a racist thought Until our last President made race such a large part of our society!
But I have always read a good bit of American history. There's been SOBs in politics since before the revolution, and likewise with the press.
Being out here in "fly over country" definitely has it's perks. Gotta drive further for work or groceries and such, but I can burn through ammo from the back deck!
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I graduated HS in 68.

God I wish I could muster up a chit.

1962-63. God was kicked out of school

Blanket has it right

Not the school I attended!














Parochial

When NEWS was turned over to the entertainment division of the big three networks.

That time is long gone. Embrace the future and learn!

Embrace the future, remember the past and teach the things we learned at a time when life was simpler for most but harder for many.

Yeah, back in the day, the news was not expected to make a profit, just draw in TV watchers. Their reporting on the Vietnam war was a big turning point. miles

It might be like asking which stick is the most important in a beaver dam.

Wasn't long after Hiroshima stopped glowing as best I can figure. That was a bit before my time. Korea set a precedent in the sense of how it was fought which was the antithesis of what we did in WW2. It's been pretty much downhill since. I do recall the period around '54-'60 as mostly pleasant, but was too young to recognize what was developing in SE Asia.

I was kinda fond of .23/gallon gas too.

I don't believe most ever had faith in politicians, unless it's faith we will get screwed by them.