Well I'm old enough to remember the time after WWII and there was ZERO moral ambiguity among most of the US population over "the bomb." A few liberals wrung their hands and clutched their pearl necklaces, but we thought that they were just odd ducks. Never forget that Japan started it and the Christian US nation was all too happy to end it. In my small community of Baptists and Methodists, no one had any guilt over the matter. It was a very different time back then, and it may be hard for younger people today to understand that.
I didn't take your question as critical, I just answered it as truthfully as I could. No offense taken. It was a good question.
People of my generation don't have much moral ambiguity, and tend to see things in black and white terms. Common sense ruled back then. The most radical thing I recall from those days was a woman called Madeline Murray O'Hara who was an atheist and won a court battle to remove God and religion from the public schools.
So that was the cultural and political landscape back then.
I not only had prayers and daily devotionals in my school, we also repeated the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag every morning. This was a time when citizens trusted our government to always do the right thing.
And American manufacturing was the best in the world. Our products could last a lifetime if taken care of.
Well I'm old enough to remember the time after WWII and there was ZERO moral ambiguity among most of the US population over "the bomb." A few liberals wrung their hands and clutched their pearl necklaces, but we thought that they were just odd ducks. Never forget that Japan started it and the Christian US nation was all too happy to end it. In my small community of Baptists and Methodists, no one had any guilt over the matter. It was a very different time back then, and it may be hard for younger people today to understand that.
I pray you're right, patriot.
Sorry, I wasn't trying to be critical. I only saw that Oppenheimer clip recently and it really got to me...
I didn't take your question as critical, I just answered it as truthfully as I could. No offense taken. It was a good question.
People of my generation don't have much moral ambiguity, and tend to see things in black and white terms. Common sense ruled back then. The most radical thing I recall from those days was a woman called Madeline Murray O'Hara who was an atheist and won a court battle to remove God and religion from the public schools.
So that was the cultural and political landscape back then.
What was the joke?
lol.
I not only had prayers and daily devotionals in my school, we also repeated the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag every morning. This was a time when citizens trusted our government to always do the right thing.
And American manufacturing was the best in the world. Our products could last a lifetime if taken care of.
Hard to believe, isn't it?