Posted on 06/08/2016 1:13:13 PM PDT by nikos1121
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
I whole heartedly agree when you say, "Donald Trump's idea of making America great again, means taking America backwards." I remember that America very well. It was an America of the 50's when Trump was growing up, and so were you and so was Bernie. Did you forget?
It was a time...
When Americans had pride about themselves, and dressed nice to go out in public.
When you could leave your front doors unlocked if you wanted to and not worry about it.
When children in school learned about the history of our country and proud to say the pledge of allegiance each morning.
When people immigrated here legally and proud the day they became citizens of our country.
When marriage was between a man and a woman.
When the word gay meant happy and a joint was a bad place to be.
When socialism was a dirty word and free enterprise meant, thinking and growing rich through an idea and hard work.
When a buck was still silver.
When a girl could still cook, and still would.
When ghettos were neighborhoods with sidewalks where people mingled on warm summer nights.
When the American Flag was a respected symbol and never burned.
When criminals actually went to jail.
When you were not afraid to go out at night.
When television was free.
When people talked without cursing.
When taxes were only a necessary nuisance.
When a boy was a boy and didn't wear his pants where you could see his underwear.
When a girl was girl and dressed like one.
When almost everyone went to Church on Sunday.
When things of quality were made in America.
When clerks and repairmen tried to please you and wrapped your purchase in front of you.
When college kids swallowed goldfish, not drugs.
When a drive-in movie was a fun place to watch movies.
When people respected their elders, and said yes ma'am, no ma'am, yes sir, no sir, even after they were grown up.
When most songs had a tune and the words made sense and never vulgar.
When people expected less, and valued what they had more.
When politicians proclaimed their patriotism and meant it.
When everyone knew the difference between right and wrong.
When things were not perfect-but you did not expect them to be.
When our government stood up for Americans anywhere in the world.
When you knew that the law would be enforced and your safety protected.
When you considered yourself lucky to have a good job and proud, too.
When the law meant justice and you were in awe at the sight of a policeman.
When you were not too embarrassed to say that this is the best country.
When America was a land filled with brave, proud, hardworking people.
When the cost of energy was cheap and our factories grew.
When there was no confusion about what rest room you should use.
When the nation wasn’t trillions of dollars in debt.
When 94,000,000 people were not out of the work force.
When you usually graduated from high school or college to a good paying job.
When politicians didn't accept millions of dollars from money abroad.
When places like Detroit and Upper New York thrived.
When water was abundant in California because the people planned it that way.
When you worked for the government you didn't have to join a union.
I could go on and on and, Mrs. Clinton, because you see, I grew up then too, and I remember those times.
For example, I'm sure like all of us then, you vividly remember where you were when you learned that our president had been killed. We all changed that day.
So, I'll stop, and allow others on this forum to tell you why it would be a good thing for us to go back to a better America, the kind Donald Trump is talking about.
And let me make it clear how most of us in this country feel about your vision of America. Your vision is one that is like the past 7 years. The Obama years.
Your America offers more of the same for our future--no incentives for employers to employ, nothing other than a redistribution of our wealth and mediocrity. Your vision of America are empty words.
Take America backwards? What did H. Clinton think the last several decades were?
It’s been a disaster in all directions. Reckless foreign policies, epic debt of death, lawless violent borders, reckless never ending chain immigration, trade policies which loot and rob Americans daily, relentless push for satanic morals and ethics, widespread loss of trust and faith in government, on and on.
The proof is in the pudding.
Ms. Clinton is going to get her head handed to her.
When headed off a cliff, backwards would be the preferred direction!
Can you post my article? :o)
We were taught Civil War History back in Junior High and High school (a grad in ‘65) The public schools were still teaching some form of CW history a few years later - my younger sis was bitten by the era and continues to have a thirst for knowledge in both this and our American Revolution. When father in law died, DH acquired his dad’s stamp collection and we two poured over the printings on stamp after stamp. No clue as to what the collection might have been worth, but some of the foreign stamps were beautiful. The colors came thru clearly after all these years. DH, in turn, gave the lot to his nephew. Hopefully he will be bitten by the ‘bug’ and progress his appreciation.
The ice cream man
The milk man
The ice man..a few years B4 my time
Clothes Lines
hammocks
Gold Stamps
Chiffon Pies
backyard telescopes on a starry evening
Balsa wood airplanes
Special downtown trip to stand and stare in the store windows at Christmas time. Every store had something remarkable that would catch the eye of a child.
Water cooling towers aside homes
Window water coolers - ruined your carpets!
Also, the very first Polaroid Camera and the snapshot needing a swipe with the sponge applicator of ‘solution’ in order to hold the image. Time consuming and unknown why it would be a factor.
Paper dolls
The extra special, super duper, Christmas catalogs (Sears and Montgomery Ward)
Nehi sodas
Orange Crush
Rainbow Snowcones
Candied Apples
Cracker Jacks WITH A PRIZE!
School annuals
sock hops
Pep Boys
45 RPMs
Etch a Sketch
Hop Scotch
Tether Ball
Put your quarter in ride a bronco, a bull, a space ship
Penny gum ball machines
A bag of fresh roasted nuts at the circus under a ‘real’ tent
These are good ones.
Agreed, tho I thot the Dot.com bust came when Bush took office.
Oh yes, and Enron...The scandals are just too numerous to keep track of!!
Chatty Kathy
Walking thru the parks without having permits
Drive in movies
Kids playing with out being kidnapped
Worrying about the phone operator listening in not the NSA
Rules in school were “no chewing gum in School”
Cars w/o seat belts and no infant seats either.
Party lines for telephone service
No helmets, needed to ride a bike. Playing cards on bike wheels to make a ‘motor’ noise with the spokes
Living in the country at Christmas and the yearly journey to find a site to search for the perfect tree for the season.
The ornate majestic theaters of the Art Deco era, red velvet curtains, upholstered comfortable chairs, a balcony, and a crying room for mothers with loud infants.
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