MOSS

How could anyone besides racist christian white males who hate everyone else that isn't one. The red scale shows you that America is conservative society that has no tolerance for anyone that isn't some capitalist. All the tv shows such as Leave it to the Beaver suck since it's sooo outdated compare to the shows today. Porn wasn't as big and that sucks, since I think it does great deal to this world to show love. We are still dealing with people who think the government shouldn't legalize porn and nudity. Bill Clinton gave the middle finger to the so called "family values" conservatives.


I would rather live in 2011 then in 1957.

DarrylS

Not I, the 50's despite the commie hysteria were very good times, the world was small, we played ball in the corner lot, played basketball outside in the winter under a street light, went to the YMCA on Saturday Mornings and swam naked, we all stayed close to home with our friends and family, drank orange soda and ate schuler potato chips.. home when the street lights came on.

We were all too innocent, but that was a good thing.. violence was a foreign thing, so when Whitman went on his rampage in Texas it was a wake up call. We had one car, some might call it a "family truckster" that fathers worked on on Saturday and when we went for a ride we packed our lunch there were no seatbelts, and the dashboard was made of metal.

We did not watch black and white TV all that much, radio shared the airwaves... went to a lot of ballgames.. we read a lot and used to sneak the red sox game in my bedroom after I was supposed to be sleeping.. the smooth tones of Curt Gowdy still resonate.. one time the Celtics played the LA Lakers in an exhibiition in my home town. Saw Lew Alcindor play for Power Memorial at the ESCIT Tournament.

The 60's changed all of that...

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patsfan13

When I was a kid in the summer I went out to start playing with my friends right after breakfast, played till lunch, went out and played till dinner, then played till 9-10, nobody worried about getting kidnapped or molested. I had far more freedom to be a child than kids today have I feel bad for what they missed out on.

Shows what happens when you read about something (written by people with an agenda?) instead of experiencing it.

Agree with all of what Darryl said also.

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PatsWSB47

Leave it to Beaver makes me laugh. No it didn't take on social issues like race or politics(did expose the Eddie Haskel's of the world) but it did try to create a message of honesty, work ethics, respect for parents and teachers, importance of true friends......though it was one of the dirtiest shows on TV. Did you see the episode where June said to Ward at breakfast; "don't you think you were a little hard on the beaver last night?"

chicowalker

we did that when I was a kid, too -- in the 70s and 80s

I agree with you re kids today, but I wonder how much of it is that times have actually changed versus parents just being more aware (and overreacting to? easy for me to say, I realize) of potential dangers.

That said, much of what the OP said is true as well. There are always pros and cons of change. There are issues today that didn't exist half a century ago, but there is much that is better, as well.

Harry Boy

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State

Check out the cars and listen to the music, you ignorant f--k.

I'll take the anti-semitism for tail fins. Any day.

State

When the Going Was Good~Jeffrey Hart~1984~HCDJ~First Ed -

All it was lacking was microwave popcorn (and microwaves, come to think of it).

Check out the movie actresses then compared to now.

I'll take Donna Reed over anyone except my fellow Jew(ess) in Black Swan. Anyone but her.

MOSS

Well, if I want to watch stuff with a message then I would watch some documentry. I'm honesty but I have mixed feelings on my parents and teachers. I find the Honymooners to be more realistic then the Clevers are today. I tend to like stuff from today such as Comedy Central and Adult Swim, as well as HBO.


One thing that was great about the 1950's was the tax rates and the growth of the middle class. Lot of progressives tend to have this part of the 50's favorable.

BSR

If you think it was better then, then I would argue it was either because you were a kid or part of a favored class. Things are much better today.

This is especially true of our children today that are smarter, healthier and more enlightened than their counterparts 60 years ago.