MMM_wms
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I am reading Kurt Andersen’s most recent book right now (“Evil Geniuses”), and I find it amazing what can be learned from his sociological treatment of history. Most particularly of the 1960s and 70s, as a preparation of the real serious downfall of America, and eventually of the whole world, which started with the reign of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.
And I began wondering, how much manners and what is perceived as “common decency” has begun deteriorating, starting in the mid-1960s. Driven initially by the credibility gap surrounding Vietnam, and later on extending to almost anything voiced by authorities and experts.
I used to see the cultural revolution initiated then as mostly positive, and in many ways it has been. But unfortunately, revolutions of any kind are never entirely positive only. Now I see one of the main mantras of those days as having driven horrible consequences: “I do my thing and you do your thing”.
Look at today’s political culture, and compare that with how the 1960s began, with JFK’s inauguration speech.
Now it may not be easy to accept all this as one of the drivers for ghosting and other forms of bad manners. Which have become so widely accepted by most anybody here, on the Personals forum. I bet had Lit been in existence in 1960 already, there would be a lot less of that. Anybody care to comment?
And I began wondering, how much manners and what is perceived as “common decency” has begun deteriorating, starting in the mid-1960s. Driven initially by the credibility gap surrounding Vietnam, and later on extending to almost anything voiced by authorities and experts.
I used to see the cultural revolution initiated then as mostly positive, and in many ways it has been. But unfortunately, revolutions of any kind are never entirely positive only. Now I see one of the main mantras of those days as having driven horrible consequences: “I do my thing and you do your thing”.
Look at today’s political culture, and compare that with how the 1960s began, with JFK’s inauguration speech.
Now it may not be easy to accept all this as one of the drivers for ghosting and other forms of bad manners. Which have become so widely accepted by most anybody here, on the Personals forum. I bet had Lit been in existence in 1960 already, there would be a lot less of that. Anybody care to comment?
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