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Where were you raised Matt? I don't remember the country as you describe it. Yes, we had protests, just like today. I remember the Viet Nam protests, woman's rights protests, equal rights protests, etc, etc. However, I don't remember the hatred and rages I see today. Back then, regardless of our internal squabbles, we were all Americans.
We did not have a national debt of 15 trillion (I just checked), we did not have a government willing to sell out the country by agreeing with out enemies. We did not have a congress who stood before the TV cameras daily and talked about how evil the other party was until they reached total and complete deadlock. We did not have to worry about Iran and N.K. having nukes, Russia yes, the unstable middle east NO.
Viet Nam was a total disaster, a war in which sent 58,202 American men and 1 nurse lost their lives. It was not a war of the 70's. It was was was planned in the late 50's, implements by Kennedy and brought to unbelievable levels by Johnson. All based on an belief in the domino theory promoted by Eisenhower. Most Americans DID NOT PROTEST AGAINST THE WAR. There were some who protested against the military and they got most of the attention. The average American's respected the Military.
I had a son in public school, probably your age at the time. He was not taught how bad his country was, in fact, his school was patriotic and reflected American values. In the early 70's until 76, I was a single mom when there was no day care, no credit for women, no equal pay for women and no enforcement of child support. Never think for a minute that I've lived a life of luxury and comfort. It was a struggle. But guess what, I was able to have a descent job, with good health insurance. I could have gotten food stamps and public assistance, but I considered it 'charity' and I refused to be on the public dole. I pulled myself up by my own bootstraps, which people today seem to have forgotten how to do.
No decade is perfect. We could discussed the pro and cons of the past, but the fact remains today's world is a more dangerous one than even before WWII. We are in danger of total financial collapse, out culture is unraveling at the seams.
Give me the 70's.
We did not have a national debt of 15 trillion (I just checked), we did not have a government willing to sell out the country by agreeing with out enemies. We did not have a congress who stood before the TV cameras daily and talked about how evil the other party was until they reached total and complete deadlock. We did not have to worry about Iran and N.K. having nukes, Russia yes, the unstable middle east NO.
Viet Nam was a total disaster, a war in which sent 58,202 American men and 1 nurse lost their lives. It was not a war of the 70's. It was was was planned in the late 50's, implements by Kennedy and brought to unbelievable levels by Johnson. All based on an belief in the domino theory promoted by Eisenhower. Most Americans DID NOT PROTEST AGAINST THE WAR. There were some who protested against the military and they got most of the attention. The average American's respected the Military.
I had a son in public school, probably your age at the time. He was not taught how bad his country was, in fact, his school was patriotic and reflected American values. In the early 70's until 76, I was a single mom when there was no day care, no credit for women, no equal pay for women and no enforcement of child support. Never think for a minute that I've lived a life of luxury and comfort. It was a struggle. But guess what, I was able to have a descent job, with good health insurance. I could have gotten food stamps and public assistance, but I considered it 'charity' and I refused to be on the public dole. I pulled myself up by my own bootstraps, which people today seem to have forgotten how to do.
No decade is perfect. We could discussed the pro and cons of the past, but the fact remains today's world is a more dangerous one than even before WWII. We are in danger of total financial collapse, out culture is unraveling at the seams.
Give me the 70's.
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