Seniors-Does the level of rancor and vitriol in America today remind you of the Vietnam War era?
This is the same atmosphere I remember encountering when I came home from my last Vietnam tour.
Except for chrome hardhats and rioting college students.
I strongly suspect the lack of a military draft is the main reason for the latter.
What do you think will help the US come together besides a new terrorist attack?
Please - No BS about either Obama nor McCain making a difference. It's much deeper than politics.
Your right it is deeper than politics. However, politics does play a major roll. Some of it has to do with technology that changes by the minute. We communicate completely different than we use to. In just 20 years our communications have changed so much. When I was a kid I lived in Connecticut. My Grandmother lived in Illinois. We use to call her once a week. We could only talk for three minutes. We would all get to say hi and hear her voice for about 30 seconds and then pass the phone to the next relative. We wrote letters. We actually sat down with pen and paper and wrote. We went out side and talked to our neighbors. Now we e-mail them. Kids played outside. To phone is more convenient now than it has ever been and yet people can't find time to call even with a phone in their pocket. Today's parents are letting Day Care raise their children. Most parents feel so guilty because they are both working so when they are with their children they hate to discipline them because they want their kids to like them. So now we are faced with a generation of children that has never heard the word no from their parents. There is a total lack or respect for adults. Seniors are treated like the children. Put them some where to be taken care of instead of spending time with them or (here is a new concept) actually take care of your own senior members of your family. I took care of my Grandmother for 5 years before she passed away at age 94. While I was caring for her I was raising 4 kids. Those were the most wonderful 5 years when I took care of my Grandma. She taught me so much. I was very lucky. So these are some of the things I think we need to change in this country. I doubt we will ever see it though. I also blame the journalist who make a big deal out of some things and not enought of a deal about other things. It all comes down to money and what sells. Our son and his wife just bought our 6 year old grandson a play station for his birthday. It cost $250.00 and then they asked relatives to buy some of the games. He received about $500.00 worth of gifts for his birthday plus a party. When I turned 6 I got a new jumping rope and some new crayons and a coloring book. I got a home made birthday cake and my relatives were invited for dinner. I know we can't go back but we are moving forward so fast that it doesn't give people time to think about where it is taking us.
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