TexDanm
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Whenever you lift the blanket placed over history and look under it what you find is seldom very pleasing. Each nation will write its history to offer the best possible look for their people. The less pleasant things get swept under the rug and over time forgotten. Nowadays it is popular to dig up some of this stuff and so use it to rewrite history. This is no better than the previous offering because once again the facts will be filtered through a view-based on what is currently acceptable. You can't look at the actions of people in the past and judge them totally by today's views and beliefs.
The coolest thing about getting old is the ability to watch and actually SEE the vast changes that over time people make in what they believe is right, natural and acceptable. Much of what was normal and acceptable in the 40s and 50s is shocking to people born after the 70s. Conversely, the people of that time would look at the modern world's morals, beliefs and actions with horror and confusion. The line between good and bad back then was much more rigidly defined.
The coolest thing about getting old is the ability to watch and actually SEE the vast changes that over time people make in what they believe is right, natural and acceptable. Much of what was normal and acceptable in the 40s and 50s is shocking to people born after the 70s. Conversely, the people of that time would look at the modern world's morals, beliefs and actions with horror and confusion. The line between good and bad back then was much more rigidly defined.