I was born in 1945 and believe me we hollered on gun control, abortion, the lord's prayer, you name it. Like now not enough listened, like now they where too busy making a living and thinking nothing would change that would affect them.
We where just a bunch of blue collar greedy union working gun nuts, who forced our wifes to stay at home and take care of our kids while we worked and provide them with food, clothing , a decent home, health insurance, a car, boat, vacation once a year and a retirement nest egg.
Of course we paid all our taxes and there where no food stamps and such. The education we had was high school but we where skilled craftsmen who worked in all those terrible factories that allowed us to have the highest standard of living and the brightest future for the most people the world has ever seen.
We provided the world with all the things they now provide us with. That's why our wives could stay home. But then when business invested their money they had incentives to invest it in this country and they where patriots also not just the people.
Also we did not have the advantage of the INTERNET that you have today.
All we had was three channels on TV, the news reels at the drive in theater if you where lucky enough to have a TV and a newspaper. We got our News from Walter Cronkite and AP.
Remember that race in Ohio where the most conservative seat was almost lost to a Democrat Iraqi war veteran? Well, newly elected Congresswoman Jean Schmidt makes me proud with her dedication to vote for anything placed in front of her. I talked to her this past week and she said "I've been able to 'push the button' several times so far" referring to her new ability to vote.