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[–] afraid_of_zombies 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Both are kinda true. We didn't have all of human knowledge in our pocket at all times, the ability to meet people of the same interests across the planet, and the ability to order pretty much anything we want within the day.

We also could afford a decent living situation, it wasn't a daily struggle to remain thin, and weren't seriously worried about a Christian Nationalism take over.

It is like everything that depended on shared institutions got worse and everything that depended on one individuals or single companies got better.

[–] Skullgrid 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

and weren’t seriously worried about a Christian Nationalism take over.

this was around since the 80s and before.

EDIT : here's a great quote from 94

Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.

Said in November 1994, as quoted in John Dean, Conservatives Without Conscience (2006).

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Barry_Goldwater

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

My high school history teacher idolized Goldwater, but Goldwater would have hated him.

Fun anecdote: The eurozone once came up in discussion and he said that he and one of the hyper-Christian students in our class were going to march down to Washington and warn them about the impending one-world currency and the coming of the end times 🎉🥂🎉

[–] afraid_of_zombies 0 points 11 months ago

Fine. I wasn't worried about it