The Downfall of America?

We were discussing spanking in another thread and this topic came to mind. If a person steps back and looks at when the general decline of morality or whatever you want to call it came about, I am speaking about the guns at school, the kids beating up parents, killing each other, the people in our own country blowing up federal buildings etc etc. All of this began it seems to be, after the decade of the 50's. Now Im not saying that this stuff NEVER happened before but it was definitely NOT as prevalent as it is today. And I dont buy the argument that there wasnt as much technology to report either peeps. It just didnt occur to this degree.
SO, to that end, what caused this? I myself have to wonder if it pretty much began back in the 60's. That era was definitely the beginning of many things. The women's movement, the free love, the free flowing drugs, the general lack of respect for anything remotely connected with the government or authority. I could go on here but Id like to hear what others think.

Whenever I don't have an answer cus i'm ignorant, I just blame witchcraft. So, it was probably witchcraft that started it all.

Downall of America? America has been going downhill for a while, im sorry to say. Even before 50s.

America, F**K Yeah!

What's the downfall of America? Simple, is the Whiners! Yup, those ppl that are never happy with anything! Examples:"Oooh Gas prices are to high!", "America has to many fast food restaurants", "I don't get a fair education", " The Government is over taxing me", "There are no jobs", etc...etc....ETC!! Just shut your holes and be thankful we aren't starving or paying $10 for a gallon of gas like in order countries. This nation is just full of people that complain ALL THE TIME.

It's my constitutional right to complain. Just because other countries have it worse doesn't mean we shouldn't improve our own country!

And is my constitutional right to tell those people that they whine to much! Is call freedom of speech!

"blame witchcraft" hahahaha! 😆

I hope that was a joke. I know several who practice Wicca(that makes them witches), but it was still damn funny.

Originally posted by WindDancer
What's the downfall of America? Simple, is the Whiners! Yup, those ppl that are never happy with anything! Examples:"Oooh Gas prices are to high!", "America has to many fast food restaurants", "I don't get a fair education", " The Government is over taxing me", "There are no jobs", etc...etc....ETC!! Just shut your holes and be thankful we aren't starving or paying $10 for a gallon of gas like in order countries. This nation is just full of people that complain ALL THE TIME.

Isnt the greatest power in the world to stop people from complaining? To stop them looking for an alternative and just accept the roles they are given?

No, you see THATS the problem. The problem is the fact that you all think that society in which you live is how it should be and that there are no other ways. WRONG! Its not right, its not how it should be!

Its because of that thinking that gender inequality and racism still exist. Because if someone complains, everyone tells them - ''stop whining, you're looking too much into this''

Isnt that a lovely way to just shut everyone up and let them roll with it, work for the money all their lives, trying to acheave some kinda standard for other people and not complain - because - its how it was supposed to be. I dont think so.

I wish to met one, just one person (apart from my super sexy sociology lecturer) who will say ''hey, the society today is not right, we are controled and we are just going along with it, and if we all are to just think for a second we could possibly enter a new kind of socialisation where this kind of shit is not a problem.''

OK outside of LB I dont see a response that required much thought people. And lil, I'd be interested to know why you think this downfall started before. How so? Id really rather not turn this topic into a discussion about other countries vs america etc etc. I want a serious discussion of what led to the downfall of the good old USA as it used to be.

So what is the ideal society? A society without witchcraft I hope.

go back and re-read my post I edited. Please stick to the topic.

I agree with JP.

The world would be a safer place if you all did your duty and beat your children. ✅

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you smart ass. Thats NOT what I am talking about and you know it! 😛 😛

Im talking about the days of families and stickball in the streets and when a hoodlum was just some guy who smoked, drove his car fast and your daddy warned you away from, what ever happened to those days?

Well i do belive that society is not right but i wouldn't say it was just the US i would say the UK have the same problem and so do alot of other countries.

But then again lil how would you want society to act???

Originally posted by Jedi Priestess
OK outside of LB I dont see a response that required much thought people. And lil, I'd be interested to know why you think this downfall started before. How so?

My honest opinion - it started when America started to get too involved into foregin policy.

The land of the free - that saying is rather ironic, because right now, it really is not. Democracy and anti-marxism is what blinded America to many things that are to later on come back and bite it in the ass.

No Im not buying that, because back when WW1 and the Korean War were going on we didnt have the problems we have today. I'd take that argument if you are referring to the Vietnam war, but then again that was POST 50's.

Anyway, America does a lot of things wrong, but it does a lot of things right also. There is a reason that So many people from So many nations came here. I agree with priestess that things have gotten worse, but I also think that things are getting better. Don't pay attention to the news because they focus too much on the negative aspects of America. Especially with elections going on!

Meat what are you 12? You've yet to say something that smacks of intelligence.

Bulls**t that things have only gotten worse recently. Watch the History channel and you'll see that people have always been f***** up. Nothing started the decline, people have always been this way.