Concerning the Tea Party folks, I am impressed with their focus ONLY on the spending and tax issues.
The leaders that have emerged in Georgia have openly solicited ANYONE AND EVERYONE and could care less if they are gay, straight, black, white or any variation.
Gay marriage is a non issue to them and anyone else with a background in small business and how capitalism and the free market is what is important. The sex life and love between 2 gay folks has nothing to do with the stability of this country.
Do you think this country is more moral or less moral than it was in, say, the early 1960s?
Actually, I'd probably have to say we're more "moral" (a term which is HIGHLY subjective, depending on your personal beliefs) now than we were in the early 60's. Why? Well, there was the summer of love thing and all the hippies running around, smoking pot and dropping acid.
Then, in 1970, there was Kent State.......you remember, where the government killed some protesters simply because they were against the war?
Kent State gained international attention on May 4, 1970, when an Ohio Army National Guard unit fired at students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four and wounding nine. The Guard had been called into Kent after several protests in and around campus had become violent, including a riot in downtown Kent and the burning of the ROTC building. The main cause of the protests was the United States' invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War.[26] The shootings caused an immediate closure of the campus with students and faculty given just 60 minutes to pack belongings. Around the country, many college campuses canceled classes or closed for fear of similar violent protests.[27] In Kent, schools were closed and the National Guard restricted entry into the city limits, patrolling the area until May 8. With the campus closed, faculty members came up with a variety of solutions — including holding classes in their homes, at public buildings and places, via telephone, or through the mail — to allow their students to complete the term, which was only a few weeks away at the time.[28] In 1971, the University established the Center for Peaceful Change, now known as the Center for Applied Conflict Management, as a "living memorial" to the students who had died. It offers degree programs in Peace and Conflict Studies[29] and Conflict Resolution and is one of the earliest such programs in the United States.
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Carry on through the disco era, with cocaine and ecstacy (along with the upper class smoking pot), as well as many of the great advances made in philosophy and understanding, yeah......I'd definitely say we're more "moral" now, because not everyone is still doing that.
And..........keeping a marriage together when you both hate each other isn't "moral" either, because it takes a severe toll on the children. Trust me......I know first hand. And yeah......based on my own life experiences since I was born in 64, I'd say we're getting better.
It's not so much that there was more "immoral" things back then, it's just that they were hidden. Stuff like spouse and child abuse (which I lived through until 1971) was just as prevalent, it's just that people didn't talk about it. Now? If we hear of child or spouse abuse, we go after it, investigate it, and prosecute it if necessary.
