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So silly. There is no point in time that was good for everyone and everything. Besides, any point in time can't be recaptured or recreated so whats the point in yearning for days gone by?
...things always get better for someone...no point in whining if it isn't you.
Attitude is everything, and if we don't like who we have become then we need to change- by looking ahead- not back.
I disagree. first you don't even give a span of years, you just keep saying "nowadays"
Secondly, the country is debt up to our eyeballs "nowadays", it was hardly this bad in the 60's.
so I'm trying to see what exactly makes you say 'nowadays' is better?
Gangs running wild, crime is at all time high, kids dropping out of school at an alarming rate , teenage pregnancy the norm, 50 year war ongoing,
There have always been gangs...but movies have made us look back to moon-shining and gun-running as something quaint. Kids have always dropped out of school at an alarming rate. (In the past-very few people even graduated high school). Teen pregnancy was the norm throughout our American (and world) history.
We tend to view the world through what we "like" and "don't like" right now. People are people wherever you go.
I think the 1992-2001 was the best decade in our country's history. The economy was strong. The unemployment rate was hovering around 4%. And the type of jobs people had were high paying service oriented jobs due to the technology boom which lead to the use and development of other industries like banking and consumer goods. There was also increased peace world wide and we were not engaged in any war.
I'd suggest the best period of time for the U.S. would be from 1792 continuing thru the present. Just because somebody had it good as some given point in time doesn't mean it was the best time for everybody.
As long as the U.S. has a debating Congress, a sitting SCOTUS and the right to challenge a President's administration then things are still buzzing along. May not be what we want but best I can tell there is still an election scheduled for November and primaries between now and then.
And what AnUnidentifiedMale and sxrckr said.
And hey, libruls haven't yet been able to shut down Fox News.
I'm not sure why such negativity about how "the best days are long gone". How do you know, are you dead? There's still future eras to come, who knows how great it could be & on the flip side how awful it could be. No point in wallowing like a grumpy old man about "the good ole days" unless you have a time machine.
Our best days are now. More freedom and opportunities for everybody, no matter what your background is.
Only if you have money, so I disagree because:
1.There are video cameras on every corner watching you and recording your tags.
2. We pay a form of income tax which is unconstitutional.
3. We have a degenerated culture (binge drinking, Drugs, random sex with strangers for fun).
4. Women can't stay at home to raise a family because 2 incomes are needed to maintain a BASIC standard of living.
5. Cops give out tickets for "offences" that don't hurt others like no seat belt tickets, loud music ect.
6. I need to register my gun and I need a permit to carry one concealed gun.
7. Cops are no longer PEACE OFFICERS but are now revenue generators for the city.
8. More people are in prison then any other time in American history! Remember, before the white man came to this land (well, the Minoans were here BEFORE 1492), there were NO SUCH THINGS as prisons. So much for the indians being "uncivilized".
9. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the government will confiscate gold in large amounts. I know they have done this in the past.
Hell, I could go on.... .... But anyway you only feel you are free because you have nothing to compare it to. The fact is that most of us are slaves in one way or another here in America. You don't pay rent, you are in the streets! You don't pay to register your car eventually it will be TAKEN from you. You don't pay your taxes the Government will come after you; and if you don't set up birth certificates, and other documentation, your children can't go to school.
Teen pregnancy was the norm throughout our American (and world) history.
You know, my views have changed on teen pregnancy. It's normal for teens, full of hormones, to want and experience sex. Also, it's safer for a young girl to have a baby at 18 vs. 35.
The REAL problem with teen pregnancy is our labor system and the fact that it's hard for a young couple to find employment to sustain a nuclear family.
The REAL problem with teen pregnancy is our labor system and the fact that it's hard for a young couple to find employment to sustain a nuclear family.
Not to mention that I would bet that a majority of teenage guys have no interest in raising a child. Condoms people, condoms!!!!
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