When did we lose our minds?

[T.S.Davis]

I think I mentioned this on the other thread about state of our world etc.

I little self assessment would serve us all well too. How am I contributing to the human condition today? Am I adding or subtracting? Of course, that's probably debatable too. For some 1+2=orange.

[domwilson]

For some 1+2=orange.

That is funny!!! But sadly...true.

[domwilson]

Ok...This one has got to take the cake. I kid comes in for a job interview at my workplace. Job interview...No problem. Except this idiot brings his "Cutesie" little dog with him. When did we lose our minds?

[T.S.Davis]

I blame algebra. When letters started being equal to numbers that was the sine of the hypotenuse.

[Steven Vaccaro]

Just sitting here at work thinking...When did we, as grown, free americans, lose our minds?
Take that anyway you want. I was thinking how we don't have the fireworks that I remember as a kid.
If a kid blew his fingers off, we'd think he was a big dummy. We would try our hardest not to be "That Guy". But no one pounded down the doors to city hall to make a law against it. Then we had street racing. A part of America's love for cars. Usually it was done on some abandoned road away from public traffic. If someone got into an accident, we would try our hardest not to be "That Guy". Sure it was illegal. You may get a ticket. Oh well. Now, fireworks are illegal. If you race, the police just take down your license plate. Impound your car the next day for disposal or destruction. Yes this has happened. When did we lose our minds? You can rant about other things. After a few posts, I'll explain the nostalgia.

Being politically correct is killing us. When my sons and I are passing though security at the airport and they get scrutinized more than the 2 Muslim women next to us that all you can see is their eyes. I know we are in trouble as a society! My kids had shorts and tank tops on. these two women basically had tents over them. Who was more likely to be a threat? I guess my 13 and 15 year olds were.

Another thing, kids are no longer "allowed" to fail. Everyone gets a trophy these days.

By the way back in the day, I raced on the streets. WE called the place the marsh. ABout 2 miles of quite 2 lane highway in one direction. Kids for 40 years raced there. If we got caught hanging around there, the cops sent us home. These days they hand out "Driving to endanger" tickets. Which dont come with a fine. They come with a court date.

[domwilson]

At least you get a court date. I've known people who've got their cars taken and had to go to court to get them back. I guess it's that whole guilty before proven innocent mandate...I guess the justice system is getting more dislexic. But isn't justice supposed to be blind? Which once again brings me back to the original question...When did we lose our minds? Maybe it was in the mid '70's when it was suddenly fashionable of men to carry purses? Streaking? Arnold Horshack?

[Flying Scotsman]

I will enter the fray...speaking from the frozen north and as John (M4a1usr) aluded to, it is a global problem, the nanny state of any nation is obscene and ridiculous, but we are to blame as we pushed for silly laws.

Douggie

[Boaterguy]

being a kid, I agree with all that I have read so far (not all of it, kids are lazy).
Now for my own input. people say shildren are so rebellious these days, but if you put in the rules that existed 20 years ago, they would be fine. I understand that swearing/ being mean to your parents was not acceptable in that time, but alot more was. A few months back I helped my grandmother make a DVD out of all of their 8mm home videos, I don't remember the last time me and my friends biked around helmetless on a figure 8 track made of ice, where two jumps intersect. I don't remember when I last bobsledded down a forest, TRYING to hit the trees.
the less you let a kid do, the more they will want to do it.
read some of these http://www.embracethechaos.ca/

[T.S.Davis]

HAHA Just remembered a story about my old man. Gramma let gramps, my dad and his brother build full scale hydroplane right in the living room. A small one but not a toy either. Right down to the varnish work. Took it out through the picture window that overlooked the valley. Carried it down to the river to race it around. That's probably when my family lost it's collective mind. Maybe I should try that move on my old lady. Seems risky.

Does every generation say this about generations that are not their own? The youths say "You guys had it made!" and the old farts all say "what on earth is wrong with you people!"

The PC thing gets in the way of natural thought. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, has webbed feet..........maybe it's a danged duck. Not with the PC filter. To even notice that the duck has feathers is profiling and well profiling is wrong. It screws up your head with other lines of thought. You start to actually second guess your simple deductions. 1+2=orange starts to make perfect sense.

[Boaterguy]

your story brings up one of my own, I know a man who built a full size float plane in his basement, the wing would not fit up the stairs. Being a smart man he sent his wife away for the weekend, tore up the floor and brought the wings up through the floor, he was patting down the rug when his wife walked in the door, luckily for him, he made it.

[Steven Vaccaro]

Which once again brings me back to the original question...When did we lose our minds? Maybe it was in the mid '70's when it was suddenly fashionable of men to carry purses? Streaking? Arnold Horshack?

I have a crazy theory. Men have always been men. Many of us are like bunnies with one thing on the mind. For centuries the "women" controlled the relationship, by holding sex over her soon to be significant other. Once she received what she wanted, in most cases marriage, the fun began. Then some point in time, the womens sexual revolution began. Now women and I mean girls are more aggressive then many boys. "Good" girls are left at the wayside. I can not believe what these young girls act like. And what they are doing. Its no longer a courting to get what you want. At that point in time, we started to lose the value of marriage. Once that happened, we lost how good families are made.

[domwilson]

I have a crazy theory. Men have always been men. Many of us are like bunnies with one thing on the mind. For centuries the "women" controlled the relationship, by holding sex over her soon to be significant other. Once she received what she wanted, in most cases marriage, the fun began. Then some point in time, the womens sexual revolution began. Now women and I mean girls are more aggressive then many boys. "Good" girls are left at the wayside. I can not believe what these young girls act like. And what they are doing. Its no longer a courting to get what you want. At that point in time, we started to lose the value of marriage. Once that happened, we lost how good families are made.

I agree with this. In addition, women stood behind their men. It would appear that men were in control, but that was an illusion. Women in previous decades just knew how to make us think it was our idea. Thus the saying, "Behind every great man is a woman."

In these newer times, we are becoming more and more anti-social. Easily programmed by the few left who have any real sense of self-identity.
We continue to lose our moral base.

[Steven Vaccaro]

I agree with this. In addition, women stood behind their men. It would appear that men were in control, but that was an illusion. Women in previous decades just knew how to make us think it was our idea. Thus the saying, "Behind every great man is a woman."

EXACTLY! I'm glad, i thought I was going nuts!

[Simon.O.]

I hope this is kind of on topic here, it refers to the youth of today....sort of

http://members.tripod.com/special_ed_2/quotes.html

[domwilson]

It's not just the youth that have lost their minds. It's flowing like an epidemic. Look at our government, our media. Right now they are portraying Wendy Deng (Rupert Murdoch's wife) as some kind of super hero. Everybody's worried about the national debt. Domestic company's are moving their manufacturing offshore. Unemployment is high. And the government wants to raise taxes...again. The media screams that we owe China so much but we owe Japan even more. 7 Trillion to Japan. 5.4 Trillion to China. We hand out jail sentences like candy for minor crimes and let the big fish stay on house arrest or minimal sentencing. We are losing our minds because we are losing control of our lives.