In general, I agree with that gwn, but to a lesser degree
than your POV seems to be on the issue.
We now have the technology to be able to see, hear & read
about those who "don't know right from wrong" that is
superior to what was available to us back then. Back in the
50's, we had to rely on the MSM, hollywood, etc., to inform
us of the world around us. And believe it or not, they were
much more conservative back then - movies & TV shows always
had a positive ending - life in America was was portrayed as
idyllic & wholesome for the most part (Leave it to Beaver is
an excellent example, one of many). And it was far easier
back then to avoid contact with people of poor character too.
Today however, I would think that the liberal left, the MSM,
Hollywood & vastly improved forms of communication have
exposed us to & made it more acceptable to have low morals &
ethics, thus blurring the lines between what is right & what
is wrong. IMO, moral relativism of the left has so blurred
the lines of right & wrong, good & bad that it's no wonder
more conservative folks are shocked at what they see today.
But that doesn't mean life in the 50's was idyllic. Laz has
pointed out a few things that have changed for the better
since then. We simply weren't exposed to the dark underbelly
of those things back then like we are today. But they
existed, of that there is no doubt.
JMHO |
