1976 vs. 2006

[~Chad~ 0]

Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.

1976 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.

2006 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

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Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1976 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.

2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

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Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1976 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin, becomes a zombie, tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

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Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

1976 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2006 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

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Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1976 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.

2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

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Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.

1976 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.

2006 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given diploma anyway.

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Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, and blows up a red ant bed.

1976 - Ants die.

2006 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

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Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1976 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

[almaty 19]

soooooooooo true....

[Nagishkaw 510]

Yup, it is.

[akim oda 0]

I loved it, everything is so true. Its amazing how things have changed. hmm, for the worse.

[Ban Hammer 14,448]

so very true.

[Aymerlu 3]

Things really have changed for the worse. Very sad.

[beameup 0]

The U.S. has become 'virtually' a nation "Of the lawyers, by the lawyers, and for the lawyers" to paraphrase Abraham Lincoln.

[mybackpages 0]

There are some things from 1976 that were not so good and we are better off today. The good ole days is a myth.

[beameup 0]

There are some things from 1976 that were not so good and we are better off today.

Yea, we got rid of Jimmy Carter .... sort of ..... he keeps sticking his nose into foreign affairs (maybe he thinks he's still President?). And, we finally learned how to "control" the wild fluctuations in the U.S. economy.

But the burden of the "out-of-control" ENTITLEMENT programs of the Democrats - which included the LOOTING of Social Security "Trust Funds" - will leave a tremendous burden upon future generations.

So, in that respect, I will take the "good old days" any day.

[Heracles 417]

The U.S. has become 'virtually' a nation "Of the lawyers, by the lawyers, and for the lawyers" to paraphrase Abraham Lincoln.

Well at least the ACLU's so-called 'for the people' lawyer buddies have financially benefited from this.

This is just another great example, relating back to your other post, of how much of a positive influence liberals have had on this nation.

Edited April 2, 2007 by Infidel