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I was born in 56. In the third grade we said the pledge of allegiance and sang “ Swing low sweet chariot “ before we ever opened a book. Try that today.
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Reagan won the Cold War and ended our fear of nuclear destruction with one speech. Brought down a superpower with four little words.
Hard to forget the images of the Berlin Wall coming down. We were the greatest civilization that ever existed on this rock.
JFK backed Khrushchev down. The world respected and feared us. We were Americans and had reason to be proud of it.
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I hear ya! I wish things could go back like it was 60' - 80's would give up my cell phone and computer to get those days back.
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Kids got their asses whipped. Everything started going down hill when parents quit whipping kids bare asses. My mom was an all-star MVP ass whipper. I appreciate every one of them now.
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Thing is, work to make the country great again!
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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I was born in 56. In the third grade we said the pledge of allegiance and sang “ Swing low sweet chariot “ before we ever opened a book. Try that today. Born just a handful of years after you. Said the Pledge of Allegiance standing in class every day before lessons started.. Went to church once a week with the rest of the class until the end of 11th grade.. Everyone spoke English. People looked good. Finding a creek full of fish or an open place to camp or functional wilderness was so easy.. Oddly, The soundtrack hasn't changed very much.. same music that came out in the '60s and '70s I still hear every day in every store I go to. Great cars, great music, open beaches, a largely homogeneous culture, etc... I miss all of it.
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Someone talked us into believing that having "more stuff" would make us happier, but never mentioned the price of all that stuff would be our human connections and relationships. I saw the late 50s and remember the general feel of the times, and was fully cognizant through the 60s. I'd take the 50s given the choice.
Don't be the darkness.
America will perish while those who should be standing guard are satisfying their lusts.
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Thing is, work to make the country great again! When there is a big important movement, I will do my best. I know a lot of people that are ready for the word "go".
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Why do I have to press 1, for English?
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It's about the same here.
I am MAGA.
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Thing is, work to make the country great again! Work isn’t going to do it any longer Wabi. Time to stack bodies like cordwood. Gotta cut out the cancer and destroy it. If we’re going to save the country we’re going to have to let blood run in the gutters.
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These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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It's about the same here. You fucgkin millenial!
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Those of us in the boomer crowd had more opportunity and less stress than just about any generation, before or since. It's too bad so many of us turned out so horribly wrong. My great grandmother experienced the atrocities of the union army occupation of Nashville, my grandparents and their children survived two world wars and a depression, and my new great granddaugter will face a world I shudder to think of.
Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever!
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I can agree but one thing a lot of people don't realize through a lot of the '80s farms were pretty much as bad as shape as they were during the Great depression. I still would not change my childhood for anything. The times of the great farming problems I was a bigger teen
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Feel bad for the kids growing up now. No fishing, no hunting, no diving, no swimming, no walking, no trespassing, Do not touch. The uncertain future of our country, indoctrination, forced socialism, gender confusion. And they don't understand us when we talk to them about these things.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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I can agree but one thing a lot of people don't realize through a lot of the '80s farms were pretty much as bad as shape as they were during the Great depression. I still would not change my childhood for anything. The times of the great farming problems I was a bigger teen The problems were caused by govt regulation, greedy bankers and corporate America. Usury.
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I can agree but one thing a lot of people don't realize through a lot of the '80s farms were pretty much as bad as shape as they were during the Great depression. I still would not change my childhood for anything. The times of the great farming problems I was a bigger teen The problems were caused by govt regulation, greedy bankers and corporate America. Usury. Can't disagree with that one bit still didn't make it any less tough and painful at the time.
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Feel bad for the kids growing up now. No fishing, no hunting, no diving, no swimming, no walking, no trespassing, Do not touch. The uncertain future of our country, indoctrination, forced socialism, gender confusion. And they don't understand us when we talk to them about these things. They can’t even buy cigarettes at 14. WTF Is wrong with this world….
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Same for me growing up on the Sacramento Delta in Norcal 60's - 80's. Sad to see... It is. Remember how important busting yer azzz in school was and the importance of academics GPA and SAT and ACT scores were? making varsity football, wrestling, baseball consumed our other energies. It was considered extremely harmful to bring bad information on your family. There was no shame in attending votech None of my friends were committing suicide on social media.Independent thinking was a trait to be proud of. If a close friend or girlfriend had an issue they had support and we worked it out. If a friend had a bad home situation they were welcome to live at your home until their situation was settled. Friendship was not based on race or social structure. All based on character like MLK Everything was based on hard work and merit Hard work, intellectual pursuit, obtaining marketable skills and merit is a white pejorative sin now
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It's about the same here. You fucgkin millenial! Yeah.....but I am an early millennial and I was raised by the Silent Generation and the Greatest Generation....in a fugging time warp. No shìt. The only thing that has changed here is electricity and indoor plumbing.
I am MAGA.
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