tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post4365308243969542343..comments2023-10-22T06:15:30.760-04:00Comments on Boomer Musings: Ch...ch...changesDouglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-64130272072148012452011-06-07T23:46:46.798-04:002011-06-07T23:46:46.798-04:00What I can't fathom is the apparent necessity ...What I can't fathom is the apparent necessity of politicians to act like sex-starved teenagers with zero moral compass. Is it one of the job requirements? Do they believe getting elected is a free pass to acting stupid?<br /><br />In these cases I am glad the "light of day" shines brightly on these shameful actions and people. Satisfyingretirementhttp://satisfyingretirement.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-19166680133602522112011-06-07T14:46:58.141-04:002011-06-07T14:46:58.141-04:00Steven, I think it is very difficult to say "...Steven, I think it is very difficult to say "all our depravity was still <br />there, it was just forced to be hidden" because if it was hidden, how do we <br />know it was there? It's impossible to prove one way or the other. I would <br />postulate that exposing more and more of the "hidden depravity" comes to <br />light, it encouraged even more and varied depravity. Like people trying to <br />top others in world records. We humans are very competitive.<br /><br />You are right about the bad things of that period. There were many things <br />that were wrong. I just say we could have addressed those without losing the <br />civility.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------Douglas4517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-47024569667008061252011-06-07T14:30:52.529-04:002011-06-07T14:30:52.529-04:00reminds me of the penn & teller episode where ...reminds me of the penn & teller episode where they blew the lid off of the "good ol' days" (name of the episode). I don't remember what they talked about...manners mighta been one thing, unless i'm mixing it up with a whole episode on manners.<br /><br />but anyway...racial politics. sexual politics (still have climbing left to do). people forced into military service. loveless marriages brought on by the necessity of appearances (pregnancy) by people who were basically teenagers. all our depravity was still there, it was just forced to be hidden, and often criminalized. terrible government censorship of media. mccarthyism.<br /><br />i mean, i don't like rudeness...but we've made a lot of improvements since then...and if a loss of some of our Puritanism came along with that...well, all the better.Steven Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-81963732464259700322011-06-07T13:41:18.124-04:002011-06-07T13:41:18.124-04:00Some are driven out, some are not (think Clinton),...Some are driven out, some are not (think Clinton), some resign immediately, <br />some tough it out but get dumped at the polls. I don't understand it either. <br />Kennedy would have been pushed out had the media revealed what they knew, I <br />think. Eisenhower is more rumor and myth than actual truth. As far as I can <br />tell, the alleged affair with his driver, Kay Summersby was untrue.<br /><br />I would look at political party, ideological leanings of the media, and the <br />ferocity of the "spin doctors" for an understanding of the double or triple <br />standards involved.<br /><br />Edwards, by the way, was not hounded out of office. The mainstream media did <br />its level best to ignore the affair. He stayed in the campaign as long as he <br />could until it was completely unavoidable. Let's see how long Weiner lasts.<br /><br /><br /><br />--------------------------------------------------Douglas4517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-57185391606757571232011-06-07T13:25:25.923-04:002011-06-07T13:25:25.923-04:00You're absolutely right that there's been ...You're absolutely right that there's been a coarsening of the culture -- consider the advertisements that are pushing the limits of child pornography. And yet, there's still a Puritan strain. Consider Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards and others who have been drummed out of office for doing things that Kennedy and Eisenhower did with impunity. I'm not defending adultery, by any means, I just think it's curious how the society can go in two seemingly opposite directions at once.Sightingsnoreply@blogger.com