I Miss the Normalcy Compared to Now

Lonewolf

Lonewolf

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Rare to have mass shooters.
Rare to see a family member killing his or her family.
Less crime.
No mobs of people robbing stores.
Drugs not everywhere.
Cool old cars, some with fins.
Drive In Movies.
More patriotism.
More unity.
Less riots.
Less destruction of cities.
Police not being defunded.
Politicians were more polite.
California was cool (San Francisco, flowers in your hair, California Dreaming).
No war on Christmas.
Preferred the music, romantic oldies, cool rock bands. I go back as far as folk music.
Teachers taught the basics, stayed out of students' genders.
Rare to see female teachers always in the news for behaving inappropriately with students; I see this in the news nearly every week, don't like that it could cast clouds of suspicion over all the good teachers.
The news was more objective.
Kids got out and played more.
Less kids killing themselves from being bullied on social media.
The elderly more respected.
Liked the movies better.
Nobody was being cancelled.
Nobody was being triggered by every little thing or needed safe spaces.
Left and Right were not as far apart. Neither seemed crazy.
College campuses were really institutions of higher learning.
Groceries cost less and none were shrinking.
To me, those were more peaceful times in the US than we have today
Most of all I miss what I see as the normalcy compared to now.
 

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No Fox "news" lying about how bad everything is.

Crime peaked in the early '90s and has been steadily declining ever since.

It's true that we didn't have the problem of mass murders until recently. Sure, there were a few instances of postal workers shooting their coworkers and snipers shooting from rooftops, but it wasn't until the AR-15 style rifle became the weapon of choice that we had regular occurrences of mass murders.

And there was a lot of civil unrest back in the '60s and '70s due to our involvement in Vietnam and civil rights, plus all the assassinations. It's not called the "turbulent '60s" for nothing.
 
The NOISE will begin when it is over and counted, that noise
will come from all the lawyers hollering law suits!!!!
 

Lonewolf said:
Rare to have mass shooters.
Rare to see a family member killing his or her family.
Less crime.
No mobs of people robbing stores.
Drugs not everywhere.
Cool old cars, some with fins.
Drive In Movies.
More patriotism.
More unity.
Less riots.
Less destruction of cities.
Police not being defunded.
Politicians were more polite.
California was cool (San Francisco, flowers in your hair, California Dreaming).
No war on Christmas.
Preferred the music, romantic oldies, cool rock bands. I go back as far as folk music.
Teachers taught the basics, stayed out of students' genders.
Rare to see female teachers always in the news for behaving inappropriately with students; I see this in the news nearly every week, don't like that it could cast clouds of suspicion over all the good teachers.
The news was more objective.
Kids got out and played more.
Less kids killing themselves from being bullied on social media.
The elderly more respected.
Liked the movies better.
Nobody was being cancelled.
Nobody was being triggered by every little thing or needed safe spaces.
Left and Right were not as far apart. Neither seemed crazy.
College campuses were really institutions of higher learning.
Groceries cost less and none were shrinking.
To me, those were more peaceful times in the US than we have today
Most of all I miss what I see as the normalcy compared to now.
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While it's natural to feel nostalgia for certain aspects of the past, it's crucial to maintain a balanced perspective that acknowledges both the positive and negative aspects of different eras. Each time period has its own unique set of challenges and advantages, and it's important to critically examine historical periods rather than idealizing them.
 
Lonewolf said:
Rare to have mass shooters.
Rare to see a family member killing his or her family.
Less crime.
No mobs of people robbing stores.
Drugs not everywhere.
Cool old cars, some with fins.
Drive In Movies.
More patriotism.
More unity.
Less riots.
Less destruction of cities.
Police not being defunded.
Politicians were more polite.
California was cool (San Francisco, flowers in your hair, California Dreaming).
No war on Christmas.
Preferred the music, romantic oldies, cool rock bands. I go back as far as folk music.
Teachers taught the basics, stayed out of students' genders.
Rare to see female teachers always in the news for behaving inappropriately with students; I see this in the news nearly every week, don't like that it could cast clouds of suspicion over all the good teachers.
The news was more objective.
Kids got out and played more.
Less kids killing themselves from being bullied on social media.
The elderly more respected.
Liked the movies better.
Nobody was being cancelled.
Nobody was being triggered by every little thing or needed safe spaces.
Left and Right were not as far apart. Neither seemed crazy.
College campuses were really institutions of higher learning.
Groceries cost less and none were shrinking.
To me, those were more peaceful times in the US than we have today
Most of all I miss what I see as the normalcy compared to now.
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The "war on Christmas" was invented for political reasons and never really existed. Teachers acting inappropriately is probably no more prevalent than in other areas of society such as churches and the workplace but more newsworthy.
 
The 1970’s were a very bad time for crime. We had a lot of rapes, murders and assaults. Some states and cities had more than their fair share. Thefts, although are counted as major crimes if they exceed “X” amount of dollars, usually were a holdup and then the perps were gone. Not so today, they want to punish you first, rob you and then they kill you.

Most of the killings that I investigated were not with an AR. Most were by the use of a .380 or a 9mm. Now and then, I would find that someone would use a .44, which was made popular by Clint Eastwood in his “Dirty Harry” movies. Of course, he had to use the S&W, Model 29 with the 10 inch barrel. The drawback to that gun is that it’s a single action handgun, but if you’re using it to shoot competition, it’s the weapon of choice.
 
911 said:
The 1970’s were a very bad time for crime. We had a lot of rapes, murders and assaults. Some states and cities had more than their fair share. Thefts, although are counted as major crimes if they exceed “X” amount of dollars, usually were a holdup and then the perps were gone. Not so today, they want to punish you first, rob you and then they kill you.

Most of the killings that I investigated were not with an AR. Most were by the use of a .380 or a 9mm. Now and then, I would find that someone would use a .44, which was made popular by Clint Eastwood in his “Dirty Harry” movies. Of course, he had to use the S&W, Model 29 with the 10 inch barrel. The drawback to that gun is that it’s a single action handgun, but if you’re using it to shoot competition, it’s the weapon of choice.
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Depends on where you lived.
 
Olivia said:
Depends on where you lived.
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That’s what I wrote in line 3. Some states and cities had bad blood every night. Chicago and Cleveland would be an example. OTOH, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were the opposite during the 1970’s.

Philadelphia had gang problems during the 70’s that caused a lot of neighborhoods to look closed for business. We investigated a killing just outside of the city where a gang killed 2 other kids using bricks and masonry blocks. Their faces were unrecognizable.
 
Lots of medical procedures like cataract surgery were nightmares.

Many heart diseases and cancers that have good chances of survival today were certain death sentences then.

Most mental illnesses were poorly understood and all the people with chemical imbalances in their brains, like schizophrenics or bipolar, were subjected to long hours of psychoanalysis which only made them more miserable plus electro shock therapy and ice cold baths. Their broken hearted mothers were blamed for it all. Doctors told the mothers of autistic children that it was because they didn't love their children enough.

Many young people were victims of incest or abuse and the subject was so hushed up the victims were barely aware that what was done to them was wrong.

Rape victims were blamed for their own rapes because of the way they were dressed.

Women could not get birth control from their doctors unless they were married. Pregnant women were fired from their jobs, so that they could not afford food for themselves and their child.

Women were beaten by their husbands and their priests and doctors thought they should learn not to provoke them.

Non-white people were discriminated against in hundreds of ways, making it impossible to get certain jobs, decent educations, fair legal representation, good housing, or even good medical care.

People in wheelchairs could not ride public transportation, get inside public buildings, or access most jobs and schools.
 
911 said:
That’s what I wrote in line 3. Some states and cities had bad blood every night. Chicago and Cleveland would be an example. OTOH, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were the opposite during the 1970’s.

Philadelphia had gang problems during the 70’s that caused a lot of neighborhoods to look closed for business. We investigated a killing just outside of the city where a gang killed 2 other kids using bricks and masonry blocks. Their faces were unrecognizable.
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Sorry, l should have been more specific l meant those states who don't have those kind of problems, like Hawaii where l live. Some states bought plane tickets to Hawaii for some.
 
spookycat said:
According to my parents, the 50s were the best of times.
My Grandparents insisted that the "Golden Years" aren't so golden (starting to see that, btw... to which my parents say "Oh just wait...")

To me, the 70s were the best of times.
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Your parents had that spot on. Late 40s through the 50s were the best of times. We actually liked each other. What a great time that was.
 
The 1950s was an idyllic era, and a great one to grow up in. I must say, though, that I had big fun in the 1960s. But with the assassination of JFK in '63, Camelot came to an end. The Hippie movement, Vietnam, other assassinations-- all started us on the road down hill, and it's still not recovered. Having said that, the '70s was still a pretty good era. That was about the last one. There might be good eras in the future. Depends on what happens in the next 8-12 years.
 
Paco Dennis said:
I have memories starting in about 1956, but I do remember in my early childhood how much more secure the world was. Then 1963 things started to get confusing.
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I remember the country was off kilter after Kennedy became our president. Happily, he used his head during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Had he listened to his brother, Gen. LeMay, and Adm. Anderson, there would have been ww3.
 
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