Wow, that is a great breakdown of how it all works. Those were some great voices in the past. Public speaking is not what it used to be. I'm impressed with your expertise on the subject.
I am old enough to appreciate those simpler times and I have fond memories. At least for myself, all seemed right with the world for a short period of time. People were certainly a lot less confused about it. Men were men, and women were women. Everyone else, stayed in their respective closets. No one worried about locking their homes or their cars. A person could take a walk in their neighborhoods at night and not be afraid. Children could play outside and ride bikes wherever they wanted and parents didn't have to worry about their safety. A person's moral character and reputation were important things to protect. Houses of worship were a huge part of life and brought communities together. Neighbors looked out for each other - even the kids. My how things have changed. You are right. Those times truly were special.
I caught the tail end of those days. Thanks to my parent's far-seeing attention, they were able to physically move us from the worst of the "Seventies" which by default meant we grew up in the left-overs from the "Fifties."
Bill Klinton's term is where it all changed, an inflection point if you will. He managed a complete break with the past, even in his stupid campaign song that Boomer anthem "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow."
My kids are in school so this is timely information: traditional American / Anglo-Saxon civilization is not so much denigrated as it is shoved aside by multicult and "on line" ephemera. I guess the theory is you can't miss what you never had. OTOH a few years ago I decided to preserve what I could of the American Zenith and for me, that meant speech patterns and a perspective or point-of-view that was not selfish. Consider the old songs, my main thing as a musician, A love song was ALWAYS about one's beloved. Today, there are no actual love songs but their equivalent is always about "me" and why you need to give it to "me."
The rest flows from there, if you only follow its demented logic. ["All the Things You Are" compared to say the Stone's "Satisfaction" which was an inflection or breaking point at the time.]
Thank you. Speaking of more modern music, even so called Christian worship music is very self focused. Some of it actually springs from a place of evil like music produced by Hillsong and Bethel. Most of it promoted the unholy Trinity of me, myself, and I. I have challenged people I know to count the number of times in a song self is mentioned versus the Almighty Lord and Savior of the universe. People are unaware of those shifts of the elevation of self as a religion. The theme for most is the refrain, "What have you done for me lately?"
I don't have much use for most modern entertainment - music or film. I don't watch TV. Most of what passes for entertainment these days I find either absurd, mindless, offensive, dumbed down, and promoting a culture of narcissistic degradation of humanity. On the rare occasion I do watch some movie, I am often left regretting the time wasted. I still read and collect books. My house is full of them. I grew up and still enjoy classics, but mostly I am on the hunt for information and constantly learning.
I see a day coming where all information will be digital - a rewriting of history in the making. I guess I am trying to preserve something of our culture in the hopes that one day we may have the opportunity to teach it again. This is the great reset I pray is in our future. I think the next couple of weeks will let us know. God bless you.
a brother by a diff'rent mother ! Good luck -- we may just pull this one off, preserving the best of our people. I take inspiration from the monks in the Dark Ages !
Wow, that is a great breakdown of how it all works. Those were some great voices in the past. Public speaking is not what it used to be. I'm impressed with your expertise on the subject.
I am old enough to appreciate those simpler times and I have fond memories. At least for myself, all seemed right with the world for a short period of time. People were certainly a lot less confused about it. Men were men, and women were women. Everyone else, stayed in their respective closets. No one worried about locking their homes or their cars. A person could take a walk in their neighborhoods at night and not be afraid. Children could play outside and ride bikes wherever they wanted and parents didn't have to worry about their safety. A person's moral character and reputation were important things to protect. Houses of worship were a huge part of life and brought communities together. Neighbors looked out for each other - even the kids. My how things have changed. You are right. Those times truly were special.
I caught the tail end of those days. Thanks to my parent's far-seeing attention, they were able to physically move us from the worst of the "Seventies" which by default meant we grew up in the left-overs from the "Fifties."
Bill Klinton's term is where it all changed, an inflection point if you will. He managed a complete break with the past, even in his stupid campaign song that Boomer anthem "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow."
My kids are in school so this is timely information: traditional American / Anglo-Saxon civilization is not so much denigrated as it is shoved aside by multicult and "on line" ephemera. I guess the theory is you can't miss what you never had. OTOH a few years ago I decided to preserve what I could of the American Zenith and for me, that meant speech patterns and a perspective or point-of-view that was not selfish. Consider the old songs, my main thing as a musician, A love song was ALWAYS about one's beloved. Today, there are no actual love songs but their equivalent is always about "me" and why you need to give it to "me."
The rest flows from there, if you only follow its demented logic. ["All the Things You Are" compared to say the Stone's "Satisfaction" which was an inflection or breaking point at the time.]
Thank you. Speaking of more modern music, even so called Christian worship music is very self focused. Some of it actually springs from a place of evil like music produced by Hillsong and Bethel. Most of it promoted the unholy Trinity of me, myself, and I. I have challenged people I know to count the number of times in a song self is mentioned versus the Almighty Lord and Savior of the universe. People are unaware of those shifts of the elevation of self as a religion. The theme for most is the refrain, "What have you done for me lately?"
I don't have much use for most modern entertainment - music or film. I don't watch TV. Most of what passes for entertainment these days I find either absurd, mindless, offensive, dumbed down, and promoting a culture of narcissistic degradation of humanity. On the rare occasion I do watch some movie, I am often left regretting the time wasted. I still read and collect books. My house is full of them. I grew up and still enjoy classics, but mostly I am on the hunt for information and constantly learning.
I see a day coming where all information will be digital - a rewriting of history in the making. I guess I am trying to preserve something of our culture in the hopes that one day we may have the opportunity to teach it again. This is the great reset I pray is in our future. I think the next couple of weeks will let us know. God bless you.
a brother by a diff'rent mother ! Good luck -- we may just pull this one off, preserving the best of our people. I take inspiration from the monks in the Dark Ages !
I often wonder what gems may be hanging out in the belly of some obscure monestary somewhere - the treasures we have yet to uncover.
Blessings to you and yours my brother.