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RE: The Truth!
Yes... but back then we did not talk about these things. It was our
patriotic duty to hide the garbage by sweeping it under the carpet. So for
many, these things did not happen! "Ignorance is bliss" right?!
Your brother in arms,
Shahab...
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Cooke [mailto:scooke@uidaho.edu]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 8:14 AM
To: Travis & Julie Tonn
Cc: Vision2020 Listserver
Subject: RE: The Truth!
Travis,
The early 20th century US was a time of wide spread KKK activities, jim crow
was the law, and lynching were common place in the South. Businesses
regularly used paid goon squads to beat and kill striking workers.
Internationally, it was a time Fascism, Communism, Imperialism, and the
introduction of the modern style of total warfare including the use of nerve
gas and attacks on unarmed civilians. It was also the time of wildly
fluctuating economic swings w/ extended depressions and hyper-inflation.
These are the "good old days?" I wonder.
Steve Cooke
-----Original Message-----t
From: Travis & Julie Tonn [mailto:vart@turbonet.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 5:34 PM
To: Moscow
Subject: Fw: The Truth!
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> >Subject: The Truth!
> >Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 12:50:14 -0700
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> >
> >One evening a boy was talking to his grandfather about current events.
He
> >asked what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age,
and
> >just things in general.
> >
> >The granddad replied, "Well, let me think a minute...I was born before
> >television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses,
> >Frisbees and the pill. There weren't things like radar, credit cards,
laser
> >beams or ball-point pens. Man had not invented pantyhose, dishwashers,
> >clothes dryers, electric blankets, air
> >conditioners, and he hadn't walked on the moon.
> >
> >Your Mom and I got married first -- then lived together. Every family
had a
> >father and a mother, and every boy over 14 had a rifle that his dad
taught
> >him how to use and
> >respect.
> >
> >Until I was 25, I called every man older than I, 'Sir' -- and after I
turned
> >25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, 'Sir.' In our
> >time, closets were for clothes -- not for 'coming out of.' Sundays were
set
> >aside for going to church as a family, helping those in need, and just
> >visiting with family or neighbors.
> >
> >We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare
centers,
> >and group therapy. Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good
> >judgment, and common sense.
> >
> >We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to
stand
> >up and take responsibility for our actions. Serving your country was a
> >privilege; living here was a bigger privilege.
> >
> >We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent. Having a
meaningful
> >relationship meant getting along with your cousins. Draft dodgers were
> >people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.
> >Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and
> >weekends -- not condominiums.
> >
> >We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters,
yogurt,
> >or guys wearing earrings. We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and
the
> >President's speeches on radio. I don't ever remember any kid blowing his
> >brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.
> >
> >If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk. The term
> >'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam. Pizza Hut,
> >McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of. We had 5 & 10-cent
stores
> >where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice cream cones,
> >phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a
> >Pepsi were all a nickel. And if you didn't want to splurge, you could
spend
> >your
> >nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards. You could buy a
> >new Chevy Coupe for $600, but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas
> >was 11 cents a gallon.
> >
> >In my day, 'grass' was mowed, 'coke' was a cold drink, 'pot' was
something
> >your mother cooked in, and 'rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby.
> >'Aids' were helpers in the Principal's office, 'chip' meant a piece of
wood,
> >'hardware' was found in a hardware store, and 'software' wasn't even a
word.
> >
> >And we were the last generation that was so dumb as to think a lady
needed a
> >husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us old and confused -- and
say
> >there is such a generation gap. And I'm only 60 years old.
> >
> >
All I can say is, Amen!!
>
Travis Tonn>
>
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