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David Jones's avatar

Thanks for writing this because we need to be reminded. My granddad wore his Antifa uniform every Memorial Day in remembrance of those that did not return home alive. That seems like generations ago, but it was during my lifetime.

Our country has been in decline since the Vietnam War and as we get closer to the dissolution of the society we're familiar with, it seems that things are accelerating. Many of us knew this was happening, but we did not think the point where we are now, would be in our lifetimes.

Technology seems to have accelerated many things that would have taken decades to achieve, long ago. I suppose decline is simply another thing.

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Charles Bastille's avatar

Thank you for reading it. It sounds like you’ve been observing the same evolving condition as I have since those days. Jimmy Carter noticed it when he was in office. To his credit, he didn’t leave office despondent. He went out and created a social services infrastructure as his lasting legacy, which is pretty cool.

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Charles T Quinnelly's avatar

Thanks Charles, I sure wish I could have a conversation with my dad about the state of our nation. I think my dad was probably an "Ike Republican" too, in the 50's after coming home home from the "police action" in South Korea.

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Charles Bastille's avatar

Thanks, Charles. My dad had his issues, but I think he would have hated Trump. My siblings are Republican, and but of the Lincoln Project variety.

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