I am afraid to look at this decline. I see the traditional American culture, where there were cowboys, supermen, I saw a great country, great people who were leaders in all the advanced technologies of the 20th century, and had the greatest volunteer army, and now I see some idiots who are confused in the elementary things and are ready to sacrifice their children for a bunch of pathetic fags and scammers.
You really are an ignorant fool aren’t you?
American Technology was nearly the death of our auto industry. We had to adapt to Foreign techniques and technology to survive. We did a better job of that than the British Car Industry though. They failed to adapt and died out.
Much of that technology was mandated by the Government. Higher CAFE standards required the development of fuel injection and efficient engines as one example. The same is true of most of the great technology you are lauding. It was the result of Government Mandates in nearly every case. Flat screen TV’s met the new efficiency requirements. Low flow toilets. Washing machines and dishwashers that used less water.
I’m now going to point out what is remembered by us older folks. Every single thing was opposed by loud regressive idiots. Like you.
The all voluntary Military didn’t exist until the 1970’s when Carter ended the Draft. Carter also mandated drug and alcohol screenings for troops.
I know about the Army. I joined the Army. I was a Combat Engineer Paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne. I was in when Reagan was President. I was in when HW Bush was President. I was in when Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was the policy. We had gays in the units. And we didn’t give a ****. Because I don’t care who pulls my wounded ass out of the line of fire when I’m wounded. I don’t care if he is a White Protestant, a Black Baptist, Brown, Red, Gay, or whatever. All soldiers were green. Period.
That is probably why you didn’t join. Too many undesirable types whom you would have to take orders from.
I was lucky. I had the easy wars. Oh we lost some people. Some friends of mine got very dead. Some others got wounded. But Just Cause and Desert Shield/Storm were easy compared to wars before and after. We didn’t know that going in. We didn’t know that until it was all over. We were expecting 10% casualties.
The world wasn’t what you imagine it to be. It was very different. And if you want to listen. Some of us old timers will tell you about gas rationing that took place under Ford.
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