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On a more sour, but still interesting note, from one of my more skeptical, bleeding heart friends, Jim:
Ah, yes, the Fabulous ‘50’s. I have nothing better to do than wax nostalgic about the ‘50’s, so I will. Memories:
Child abuse was a ok.
So was drunk driving.
And especially so was wife beating.
Drinking was the norm.
Especially when driving.
Cigarette smoke was everywhere.
Gays got electroshocked.
So did the clinically depressed.
There were three public facilities: men, women, and colored.
L.A. was the most polluted city in the world.
Joe McCarthy led witch hunts.
Ike assassinated Patrice Lumumba.
My neighbors built bomb shelters.
Our diet was fat, sugar and preservatives.
Women were homemakers.
Police shot to kill, no questions asked.
Sex equaled guilt.
God was a monster, not a lover.
The media never dared question America.
Travel was prohibitively expensive.
Which meant America really was ordained by God.
But these are mere moral problems. Let’s get to the crux of the matter. Does any of you really want to give up comfortable cars, air conditioning, affordable plane flights, cheap telephone service, emails, cell phones, HDTV, clean air, clean water, advanced medical care, diversity, great parties, healthy food, I could go on and on—best of all, a world that values love?
The ‘50’s were an unmitigated nightmare.
1 comment:
I loved the clip, but I think your friend, Jim, has some real problems. Many of his comments are just plain wrong, or are taken out of context as far as the intent of the clip. Also, every era has their set of "issues" and they all go into the mix of what makes society perk. I guess you could make a case for each and every era, but why do so while bad-mouthing another time. I feel that "Jim" must be sour on life, and, although probably very smart, he is hell-bent on tearing down a time that really made this country one of the best in the world. The items shown in the clip need to be taken for what they are and always in comparison with what was going on in the rest of the world at the time. WE LOOK GOOD from that view point. Cheers, Tom
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