God bless
Will Marty Mc Fly let me borrow his car, I want to go back.
For reference, I was born in 1954.
The 50’s were the pinacle of mankind, IMO. But just as the end of WWI sowed the seeds of WWII, the end of WWII sowed the seeds of the end of mankind. The 50’s were just the “good” part of it, depending on who you were. But even black people in the south at that time had it better than black people in the US today. At least they had less bastardy and were more self sufficient - which brings a form of joy to one’s life.
But I digress.
The fifties were, in my opinion, the end of a 2000 year era. It was our zenith. The collapse began in the 1960’s and has been increasing on a hyperbolic curve ever since. The fall has been remarkably swift, and is only picking up speed.
It will only get worse until the Lord returns. And this is God’s MO - to allow evil to reach full fruition, exposing it to all before finally cutting it down.
Remember, a lot of Americans supported Hitler - at first. In the end, there was no question who he was and what he had done. Sometimes the light needs to fully shine on evil before it meets its doom. It is clear that has not happened yet with the evil we endure today - but it is very clear it is headed that way. Sadly, its sheer overt audacity and impact on more and more people is part of that “light shedding” process. i.e. it brings a lot of pain to the world before it is destroyed.
The next couple of years* will be very instructive. Watch and learn.
*That’s right, not decades. Years and, truth be told, maybe months.
Unless you were black in the south, a domestically battered spouse, disabled, in need of mental health care etc . . .
I get it. “Good Times”.
But not everyone looks so fondly upon those years.
Cool thing? John Lydon was born in’56.
Never Mind the Bollocks
I relate to the post!
I’m also from the land that made me me—a place where Red States were countries with Marxist-Leninist dictatorships, the “Me-Too Movement” referred to the liberal wing of the GOP, Poland and Hungary were enemies, Cuba and Iran were allies, California had a Republican governor and two Republican Senators and Los Angeles and San Francisco had Republican mayors.
We tend to remember the good and forget the bad. The ‘50s was also a time when nuclear war with Russia was a constant fear. If you lived in the South and were not white life was full of indignities like segregated water fountains, restaurants, and hotel rooms. Women were often denied academic or career oportunities through a kind of unspoken old boys club mentality. Polio was a threat every summer and advances like stem cell transplants, effective chemotherapy, heart bypass surgery, and joint replacement were science fiction. Overall life expectancy was far shorter particularly due to auto accidents and smoking.
What I remember about growing up in the ‘50s and ‘60s was the confidence that we still had as “one nation, under God”. Whatever flaws we had we believed in a future that would be better for our children. I grew up in Chicago so I understood political corruption as an institution but I always believed that the FBI or IRS would be watching over the nation to protect us if things got really bad. I’m not so sure who the “good guys” are anymore. This is what I miss most, trust.
I was there.
If I had to guess, this poem was written around 1990.
Talk about being nostalgic for the 50’s. Hell, I’m nostalgic for the good old days of the 1990’s!
Silly and way off topic, but I long for the time when bump to the top was a thing. It would keep a topic of interest rolling along and most likely eliminate some duplication...one can dream.