The Wonderful Present Days

[MrFun]

I am glad that polio, for the most part, is a thing of the past.

I am glad that I have never had to scale cliffs, dig snow tunnels, or swim through floods to get to school.

I am happy that racial segregation is no longer legally sanctioned.

I am grateful that franchisement knows no difference between races.

I am grateful that increasing number of homosexuals can affirm who they really are.

I am glad that young adults and teenagers know how to have safe sex to prevent STDs and unwated pregnancies.

I appreciate the fact that women are less likely to be kept in an inferior, submissive strata of society.

I appreciate the fact that people have many more convenient ways to keep in regular contact with family and friends from around the world.

It's great that we have much more knowledge of individual psychology, and sociological behaviors to understand how society's problems can be approached, and how individuals can learn to live better lives.

It's great that we have a greater environmental awareness than we did 40 years ago.

Ah, the great days of the present -- kiss the yesteryears good-bye.

[JohnT]

I'm glad that Communism collapsed and has been relegated to the assheap of history.

And yes, I purposely misspelled it.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by JohnT
I'm glad that Communism collapsed and has been relegated to the assheap of history.

And yes, I purposely misspelled it.

[Al B. Sure!]

I'm angry that drug use is far more common...

I'm angry that divorces outnumber marriages...

I'm angry that children don't have fathers...

I'm angry that 10 million black babies have been slaughtered...

I'm angry that millions of babies period have been slaughtered...

I'm angry that teenage girls are getting pregnant left and right...

I'm angry that children's parents are drug addicts...


**** the present days

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
I'm angry that drug use is far more common...

I'm angry that divorces outnumber marriages...

I'm angry that children don't have fathers...

I'm angry that 10 million black babies have been slaughtered...

I'm angry that millions of babies period have been slaughtered...

I'm angry that teenage girls are getting pregnant left and right...

I'm angry that children's parents are drug addicts...


**** the present days

Take your Tylenol, man.

[JohnT]

I'm angry that drug use is far more common...

Depends upon what drugs you are talking about. Smoking is down... way down. Though I will admit I have NO idea about alcohol usage.

I'm angry that divorces outnumber marriages...

Not true.

I'm angry that children don't have fathers...

Always been the case, Albert, regardless of the period of history you are talking about.


I'm angry that 10 million black babies have been slaughtered...

Uh, is this an abortion comment?

I'm angry that millions of babies period have been slaughtered...

This is.

I'm angry that teenage girls are getting pregnant left and right...

Teenage girls have been getting pregnant all throughout history, Albert.

I'm angry that children's parents are drug addicts...

Same as above regarding "throughout history."

[Zero]

Im glad that things are always gonna be the same.

As ****ed up as ever.

[Al B. Sure!]

Depends upon what drugs you are talking about. Smoking is down... way down. Though I will admit I have NO idea about alcohol usage.

weed, heroine, crack, acid, angel dust, etc. etc. ... i'll give crack credit because it's usage has dropped since the 80's but it's still more than it should be.

Not true.

bah you knew what i meant... the divorce rate is ridiculously high now.

Always been the case, Albert, regardless of the period of history you are talking about.

nah doubt it... or at least **** is several times worse than it was before.


thanks

[monolith94]

I'm glad that modern technology gives me the power to ignore Albert Speer.

[Al B. Sure!]

good... now i can secretly say how much i love monolith and he will never no... let it be our little secret, me and the rest of apolyon... but when i first saw that picture of monolith without his glasses on, i knew that i saw the man i was going to spend the rest of my life with... he is a god who i love with all my heart...

[JohnT]

Actually Albert, the big difference isn't human nature but our ability to gather and collate statistics, and then spread the information to every household.

In other words, a lot of problems are not so much worse as they are understood.

[Sava]

I'm angry that drug use is far more common...

thanks to poor addiction support services and poverty

I'm angry that divorces outnumber marriages...

most are chronic divorces

I'm angry that children don't have fathers...

you should promote the use of contraceptives

I'm angry that 10 million black babies have been slaughtered...

me too, sh1t happens

I'm angry that millions of babies period have been slaughtered...

I hope this isn't an abortion troll... if it is, I'm glad there aren't 40 million (or whatever the estimated # of abortions are) unwanted children running around...

I'm angry that teenage girls are getting pregnant left and right...

teenage pregnancy is at its lowest level in like 25 years

I'm angry that children's parents are drug addicts...

again, see above... this is also related to contraception and abortion

[monolith94]

Albert - I never put you on ignore, I was just glorifying the fact that I could...

I've never put anyone on ignore. Well, markG, but he's an exception.

[Q Classic]

1.

I am glad that polio, for the most part, is a thing of the past.

i'm not. polio builds character, which we have too little of these days.

2.

I am glad that I have never had to scale cliffs, dig snow tunnels, or swim through floods to get to school.

i'm not. no pain, no gain. doing this builds character, which we desperately need to fix our soft children.

3.

I am happy that racial segregation is no longer legally sanctioned.

i'm not. those damned asians are now snapping up all of the good colleges.

4.

I am grateful that franchisement knows no difference between races.

i'm not. all those dairy queen franchises are run by indians.

5.

I am grateful that increasing number of homosexuals can affirm who they really are.

i'm not. as the great jerry falwell said, they, along with feminists and foreigners are the ones responsible for god smiting those 3000 sinners.

6.

I am glad that young adults and teenagers know how to have safe sex to prevent STDs and unwated pregnancies.

i'm not. stds are god's way of punishing sluts and whores.

7.

I appreciate the fact that women are less likely to be kept in an inferior, submissive strata of society.

i'm not. see the comment right before the last one.

8.

I appreciate the fact that people have many more convenient ways to keep in regular contact with family and friends from around the world.

i'm not. there's a reason why people move away from home.

9.

It's great that we have much more knowledge of individual psychology, and sociological behaviors to understand how society's problems can be approached, and how individuals can learn to live better lives.

i'm not. it's a cop-out. it's your damn fault, whatever it is, and you just need the will to grin and bear it.

10.

It's great that we have a greater environmental awareness than we did 40 years ago.

i'm not. it's because of those damned hippie green-smoking greens that i run a quiet, non-knocking leaded gas car.

down with the present! let's go back to the good old days!

actually, i'm just kidding about everything. well, maybe except for 8.

[FrustratedPoet]

/edit: note to self ... read replies before posting.