Mm mm the good ole days.
Polio.
Mumps.
Measles.
- And immunizations/cures were developed in that era.
Jim Crow.
Lynchings.
- ...aren’t you happy we don’t have racially motivated crimes today?
Women relegated to serve as secretaries or teachers.
- There were no female doctors or scientists? What is the color of the sky on your planet?
Air raid drills every Friday at noon. Duck and cover.
- We swapped that out for attacks on our military bases by Islamic Terrorists. Ain’t it grand that we no longer have to deal with those pesky Air Raid Drills?
Yup. D’ems the good ol days.
- Yeah, you sound like a Dem alright!
So, there were an equal number of female doctors and scientists in the fifties?
Polio might have been cured in the fifties, but not widespread vaccinations until very late in the decade.
Yes, American power was at its zenith. The post war economic rebound was wonderful.
But spending a lot of time pining for the past is useless. There are a lot of wonderful things going on now. Dismissing them is short sighted.
Heart surgery is common and successful. Medical advances have added years to the average lifespan.
Food is plentiful and still relatively cheap.
Communication, the Internet, and technology has changed the world.
Our children are smarter and generally healthier than any other generation.
There are a ton of things better today. In general, our awareness of what goes on in distant parts of the world impacts us more today than ever.
Just because someone disagrees with you doesn’t make them a communist. Remember, the folks that came of age in the fifties are generally the ones who created the messes we are in today.