Posted on 12/15/2016 11:23:12 AM PST by Sean_Anthony
When we see our grandchildren crying because they think someone might have looked at them crossways we wonder about the fate of the Republic.
I think one of the hardest things about growing old is that you can remember what a pound of hamburger cost fifty years ago ($.45), so when the government assures us over and over there is no inflation we sort of get a disconnect going that seeps into many different areas of our lives.
Wise men say that History repeats itself. Those who have studied the facts and lived long enough to get a seasoned perspective understand that if it doesn’t repeat itself it sure does rhyme. Which leads me to an observation made by every generation since time began; every generation believes that the one following it is made up of a bunch of molly-coddled softies who will obviously allow the world to go to hell in a handbasket.
Well, all of us here of a certain age, have reason for concern about the future. Even if this has been a universal concern throughout time. Some of the changes in society and culture since the upheavals of the ‘60s have not been positive.
I more than half expected this to to be a Bruce Jenner article.
God willing with the help of a Trump administration we can help change the culture.
I remember my dad bitching about gas going up to $0.25 / gallon.
When we got our first car with seat belts my Dad said roll ‘em up and stuff ‘em under the seat cushion.
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