Civilization in Reverse

Townhall.com ^ | January 19, 2012 | Victor Davis Hanson

[Vor Lady]

Thanks

[APatientMan]

“Its continuance requires respect for the law, tough-minded education, collective thrift, private investment, individual self-reliance, and common codes of behavior and civility — and exempts no one from those rules.”

Yup. We’re in trouble. The criteria listed above is the exception to the rule too often these days.

Thanks for the ping. Been awhile. I know your a busy man - your efforts are much appreciated.

[FlyingEagle]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_military_junta_of_1967–1974

[ecomcon]

Sure seems that way.

[haroldeveryman]

“respect for the law, tough-minded education, collective thrift, private investment, individual self-reliance, and common codes of behavior and civility”

There isn’t one single item on that list that educators and govt bureaucrats don’t despise.

[little jeremiah]

Placemark.

[Nowhere Man]

I've always contended that the "high-water" mark for the United State was in 1962 with John Glenn orbitting the Earth. After that it seems we started going significantly downhill -- Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy assassination, Vietnam, Great Society, Nixon resignation, Carter, Iranian hostages and so on.

Granted, it's not a straight-line decline as there are high marks, but the general trend seems to be down away from American exceptionalism.

I would say more likely we were at our height with the Apollo program to the Moon, but you're right where the rot was starting was the time you said starting with the counter culture and Woodstock. Actually the seeds were planted with the Progressives 100 years ago, but by the 1960's, it started to really germinate.

Heck, it is a very different place now than even when I was a teen in the 1980's.

[Nowhere Man]

I fear for my parents about the Medicare cuts. Hopefully the private plans, which they pay for, will compensate.

[Nowhere Man]

Heck, if Canada would repeal their dumb gun laws, I’d consider moving up their. Admittedly though, they are still saddled with the socialized medicine debacle, but I think people are starting to see it for the sham it is.

I had the same thoughts while doing some mind exercises where I asked myself, "where would I go?" Costa Rica ain't too bad either, I hear, but I hate the long drive. B-)

[Nowhere Man]

Swedish society is still unravelling and being overwhelmed by a foreign mass migration. Sweden is still very much in decline.

I remember a year or three ago, I read a story posted here on FR about a SWedish woman who returned from New York City to Malmo where the Moslems are. The Moslems there rape and attack women for not being pure and clothed "correctly" so she wished that she could go back to the "safe streets" of New York City.

[Nowhere Man]

How do you pack up a vineyard?

Um, let's see, get a big trailer, hook it to my Blazer, ah, never mind. B-)

I guess look for areas of similar climates in the U.S. or offshore. Still, this contributes to the drain we are experiencing in California and the U.S. in general.

[stevie_d_64]

“Washington, please take heed.”

Really...

/sarc