Donster Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Morning all. Clear skies, very humid and 77F. Partly sunny and hot. Heat index values around 110 this afternoon. An isolated storm may develop as well. High of 96F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Morning y'all, partly cloudy and 67F, expecting a partly cloudy day with a high of 91F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Bilko Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Afternoon troops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Soren Fick Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Hallo freunde! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraj Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Afternoon all, back for my on and off again Vacation "upta camp" nothing but bad news on the few channels I get on tv my whole vacation. wtf is going on with this world.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 13 hours ago, cobraj said: Afternoon all, back for my on and off again Vacation "upta camp" nothing but bad news on the few channels I get on tv my whole vacation. wtf is going on with this world.. The world is on fire, that's what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Stans said: The world is on fire, that's what's going on. Agreed. Mankind has lost its friggin' mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraj Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 what I see is a total disrespect for the law as well as the constitution.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 I agree, Jay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 16 hours ago, cobraj said: what I see is a total disrespect for the law as well as the constitution.. There is very little respect for any type of authority. Or for life. Lying has become the standard in all walks of life. We are living in very volatile times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikew Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Really? Not saying that things couldn't be better, but is there a less volatile timeframe you'd rather live your life through? Was thinking about this, and while I'd probably have been better off being born about 10 years earlier from an economic point of view, I'd say earlier generations had it a lot worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizkid Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Y'all knew I couldn't stay quiet, right? The advantage of old age is that you have a yardstick to measure many things by, one of which is comparisons of decency, manners, public attitudes, etc, etc. Speaking for myself, of course, I look back to 1967 when I arrived in the US, and run a video in my mind of all the changes I've experienced, with JFKs assassination being a milestone, and the Vietnam War standing out as the first of many mistakes by many forthcoming Politicians up to the present. I really believe that the years between 1945 and 1963 were the most tranquil and quiet in this country, with the Bay of Pigs an exception, and up till then a modicum of civility and good feeling was being experienced by much of the Public. Generally, a feeling of "The good ol' USA can do no wrong!" prevailed. It seemed to be generally accepted that we were the good guys, and our system was the best in the World. Then came Tricky Dicky, Elvis, and Joe McCarthy, and the USA started to change. I don't mean this as a History Lesson, just as personal feelings of the changes I've seen. Sure, there were many wrong things going on then, but generally I think Americans felt happier, more secure, and content with their leaders compared to now. Watching some (not all, my stomach won't take it!) of the Republican and Democrat Conventions, I can't believe the vitriol and viciousness of the speakers on both sides. This wasn't what I came from England to enjoy, even though my Mother Country has had its share of unhappiness in various ways. To wrap up, perhaps Democracies can only last approximately 300yrs before imploding, just like the Roman Empire, and we are fated to start all over again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted July 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Well said Whiz. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Whiz, I think your analysis is spot on. There have always been people trying to change the U.S. since its inception and that is true of all nations. I think we stayed true to our founding and improved upon it up until the late 1960's. The hippie culture changed us. At first, their demonstrations got the attention of the media and that began to sway public opinion. Elected politicians, eager to retain and expand their power, began to change our government to appease the protestors. As we progressed into the 1980's and 90's, the hippies became our elected politicians, our college professors, and our secondary education teachers. They began to indoctrinate our youth with their ideology. It is a revolution and successful revolutions begin from within. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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