Kickboxer101
Master Black Belt
Yeah we do because we have brains and actually go outside once in a while
Are you also disgusted by how the world is?
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Yeah we do because we have brains and actually go outside once in a while
I admit I do wish for more peaceful times, like when cavemen were clubbing each other to death, or Mongol hoards were conquering by force almost a quarter of the earths entire land mass, or when the Crusades swept Europe in a Holy War designed to rid the world of Islam and convert everyone to Christianity, or when the Third Reich were committing Genocide and the U.S.A. were dropping atomic bombs onto civilian targets, or when we had Irish terrorist bombing the UK, because we all know human history is a littered with vast periods of peaceful co-existence.
Yeah, 90% of the time even war looks like a peaceful meadow, until it doesn't.I admit I do wish for more peaceful times, like when cavemen were clubbing each other to death, or Mongol hoards were conquering by force almost a quarter of the earths entire land mass, or when the Crusades swept Europe in a Holy War designed to rid the world of Islam and convert everyone to Christianity, or when the Third Reich were committing Genocide and the U.S.A. were dropping atomic bombs onto civilian targets, or when we had Irish terrorist bombing the UK, because we all know human history is a littered with vast periods of peaceful co-existence.
pgsmith
Master of Arts
Yeah, I'm always amazed by the great number of people that moan about "the good old days." I always ask "you mean those days when people that weren't white had to use a different bathroom and eat at a different restaurant? Maybe you mean those days when women weren't allowed to vote and had to stay at home and do what they were told? Maybe you're talking about the good old days where our government slaughtered entire nations of people because they wanted their land? Maybe it was back when slavery was legal and you could own another human being?" Most people walk away before I get to that far though, because they would rather not deal with the reality that people in the developed world have it better today than they ever have. Much more difficult to complain about that. 
drop bear
Sr. Grandmaster
Yeah, I'm always amazed by the great number of people that moan about "the good old days." I always ask "you mean those days when people that weren't white had to use a different bathroom and eat at a different restaurant? Maybe you mean those days when women weren't allowed to vote and had to stay at home and do what they were told? Maybe you're talking about the good old days where our government slaughtered entire nations of people because they wanted their land? Maybe it was back when slavery was legal and you could own another human being?" Most people walk away before I get to that far though, because they would rather not deal with the reality that people in the developed world have it better today than they ever have. Much more difficult to complain about that.
Hoping for the 1950,s that never was.
Actually i am in a place called proserpine at the moment which is pretty close to the 1950,s
Allow me to defend. Separate but equal, if I may. When they let African Americans, in the Big Leagues, in destroyed Black Baseball; so, in a very big way, it got worse for the average black man; however, if you were a natural athlete, you had a future. Just throwing that out there.Yeah, I'm always amazed by the great number of people that moan about "the good old days." I always ask "you mean those days when people that weren't white had to use a different bathroom and eat at a different restaurant? Maybe you mean those days when women weren't allowed to vote and had to stay at home and do what they were told? Maybe you're talking about the good old days where our government slaughtered entire nations of people because they wanted their land? Maybe it was back when slavery was legal and you could own another human being?" Most people walk away before I get to that far though, because they would rather not deal with the reality that people in the developed world have it better today than they ever have. Much more difficult to complain about that.
pgsmith
Master of Arts
Allow me to defend. Separate but equal, if I may. When they let African Americans, in the Big Leagues, in destroyed Black Baseball; so, in a very big way, it got worse for the average black man; however, if you were a natural athlete, you had a future. Just throwing that out there.
I'm a bit confused by your statement. Are you trying to say that because of the loss of Negro League Baseball, that the average black man is worse off now than he was in the past unless he's a natural athlete?
As far as baseball, goes, yeah; however, history shows that eventually, blacks began to dominate the big leagues in any sport; so, it isn't so bad after all, but it hit hard, when it first happened.
pgsmith
Master of Arts
Ummm ... that's a very strange sort of thing to say, and I'm not really sure where you're going with it. It would be like me saying "many former slaves had extreme problems getting enough food for their starving families after emancipation since they weren't being fed by slave owners any more." While it's true, there wouldn't really be much point in saying it.
pgsmith
Master of Arts
Even with all the problems in the world we as a species have never had it so good.
Here is one sight with charts backing up that statement:
The world is getting better all the time, in 11 maps and charts
Crime while rising a bit right now it has also been at a historical low here in the US:
Violent Crime
The FBI chart above is only from 2010 if you go back farther into the 1980's you will see it way higher.
We are really, really lucky to be living in this time and experiencing things like indoor plumbing, TV, internet, better race relations, etc.
We are really, really lucky and no the "good old days" were not always so good!
Here is one sight with charts backing up that statement:
The world is getting better all the time, in 11 maps and charts
Crime while rising a bit right now it has also been at a historical low here in the US:
Violent Crime
The FBI chart above is only from 2010 if you go back farther into the 1980's you will see it way higher.
We are really, really lucky to be living in this time and experiencing things like indoor plumbing, TV, internet, better race relations, etc.
We are really, really lucky and no the "good old days" were not always so good!
JR 137
Grandmaster
I'm pretty disgusted with the world too. The internet has allowed anyone and everyone to be an expert about anything and everything. All that without the expert having a second's worth of experience in anything he/she's criticizing.
For example, people search YouTube for videos of how various martial arts suck. Then they say how unrealistic the video is and how it should be done. All without ever training a single second in any martial art.
Disgusting. Disgusted by this world I live in.
For example, people search YouTube for videos of how various martial arts suck. Then they say how unrealistic the video is and how it should be done. All without ever training a single second in any martial art.
Disgusting. Disgusted by this world I live in.
You see the world through your cynical eyes
You're a troubled young man I can tell
You've got it all in the palm of your hand
But your hand's wet with sweat and your head needs a rest
And you're fooling yourself if you don't believe it
You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it
Why must you be such an angry young man
When your future looks quite bright to me
How can there be such a sinister plan
That could hide such a lamb, such a caring young man
You're fooling yourself if you don't believe it
You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it
Get up, get back on your feet
You're the one they can't beat and you know it
Come on, let's see what you've got
Just take your best shot and don't blow it
Bet it was a good concert. Great band, song and message. Never saw them live.
pgsmith
Master of Arts
It was a great concert! Ummmmm ... what I remember of it. It WAS the '70's after all!
I can relate. Yes I can.It was a great concert! Ummmmm ... what I remember of it. It WAS the '70's after all!
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