Re: Ahhhh.....the "good old days"

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

That compassion and heart thing is utterly ridiculous. People have always been people. Nothing happens today that didn't happen at any other point in history. Cell phones, computers and modern medicine are the miracles of our time. I'd be dead now if I lived in the 60s. I wouldn't have lived to see 60. But, yes. I think the music was better.

Teddixat · ‎10-04-2010

we hear more about crime because of technology and 24 hour news not that there is more crime than in the 50s or 60s. In addition, people didn't have guns of war in those days nor were there are as many automobiles. I would be willing to bet no African American would long for the good ole days, and rightfully so.

phoenixbrd · ‎03-27-2010

Reading these comments, I am reminded that we choose our perspective.

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

"The good old days. I was there. Where was they?”....Moms Mabley

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

Mindy D · ‎05-23-2010

I don't know about the compassion and heart, but I love Mr. Peabody and Sherman. I think I'd change the line about compassion and heart to great Saturday morning shows for kids.

lgfan · ‎10-19-2012

@SloopJohnB wrote:
Just like most things in life, everything is relative. With no exaggeration, there is not a day that I turn on the news to find that there are shootings and other crimes. Not even talking about national news. Locally here in South Florida, there are top stories of some shooting and often times killing here in Miami and Ft Lauderdale areas daily. And those are only the ones that make the news.

Used to be able to leave your car doors unlocked, even house unlocked. We always locked up, but many didn't. Not the case anymore.

As is evident today, we still have wars. And there are still some assassinations, not as heartbreaking as JFK, RFK and MLK, perhaps, but murder continues. Unfortunately.

I agree with you. There has never been any decade without war, public uprising, etc. If people think that things have changed for the better in these modern times they are delusional.

SloopJohnB · ‎04-25-2020

@lgfan wrote:
@SloopJohnB wrote:
Just like most things in life, everything is relative. With no exaggeration, there is not a day that I turn on the news to find that there are shootings and other crimes. Not even talking about national news. Locally here in South Florida, there are top stories of some shooting and often times killing here in Miami and Ft Lauderdale areas daily. And those are only the ones that make the news.

Used to be able to leave your car doors unlocked, even house unlocked. We always locked up, but many didn't. Not the case anymore.

As is evident today, we still have wars. And there are still some assassinations, not as heartbreaking as JFK, RFK and MLK, perhaps, but murder continues. Unfortunately.

I agree with you. There has never been any decade without war, public uprising, etc. If people think that things have changed for the better in these modern times they are delusional.

@lgfan Yes and while it's true that we didn't have the 24 hour cable news cycle or the internet, we still had daily news and newspapers. I have worked at a PD for over 4 decades as my then husband and I have seen crime escalate through the years.

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lgfan · ‎10-19-2012

@Mz iMac wrote:
"The good old days. I was there. Where was they?”....Moms Mabley

You reminded me of the Robin Williams joke. "If you remember the 60's you were not there".

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@avid shopper. It's very cowardly to delete your post just because some people disagree with it. So what? It's YOUR opinion. Differing opinions make boards like this interesting.

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