There was an expectation of people to conform to societal norms. That really started breaking down around 1964 or 1965 as the “counter-culture” ramped up concurrently with the massive Vietnam war.
A couple decades later and “tolerance” became the new mantra and norm. Now we tolerate everything including public squares filled with drug-addled bums, graffiti covered cities, rampant and blatant theft, families without fathers, unfathomable murder rates, multiple “genders,” and every perversion under the sun.
The “respectability rating” of old institutions like the military is rapidly crumbling. This will not turn out well.
The 60s is where law and order broke down.
But parenting broke down.
Young parents were told not to discipline
Bible: withhold the rod, spoil the child.
That doesn’t mean a rod or stick.. it is the rod of teaching discipline
Before the 60s, during WWII, women went to work to replace the men who were in the war. Many stayed working for the extra income.
During the 1960 change, the gov said you could not pick who you wanted to sell your house to.. so they built 3 bedroom houses that cost 2 to 3 times as much.. trying to control neighborhoods.. and an extra income was almost needed.
I still wonder why do women have children for someone else to raise.
I stayed home.. yes, I was one of those housewives. My kids never came home to an empty house. They came home to fresh baked cookies..and we did without all the extras.
We ate around the table every evening.. we ate home cooked meals.. we bowed our head in a THANK YOU.
Losing all that makes me just SAD... and yes.. respect and honor was lost also
I know this is long but I have so much I wish you younguns knew.. experienced.. used to make your life good.