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Originally Posted by Golfingnut
I agree with buggy. Some seem to only remember the good things from the dark days of the time best forgotten. We now have major improvements in medicine and civil rights. If those two alone don't out weigh the good ole days for some, they certainly do for minorities, gays and women.
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Exactly right.
Think back 65 years when we were toddlers. If someone had cancer, heart valve problem, or heart blockage due to plaque build up, they were probably going to die. Cancer survival rates are much better now, heart valve replacements and heart bypasses are quite common now.
There were separate water fountains and public bathrooms all over the South for blacks, women who worked were generally typists and clerks, and gays were never discussed.
Lots of problems now but much better in so many ways - and I am living in The Villages and not in Minnesota where I grew up!