I saw a viral video about a guy who said his town in New Jersey did not enforce prohibition law at all back in the 1900s, with the consequence that he, as a minor, could go in to a bar and get a drink. Interesting thought to consider in the face of unjust legislation today, that there were places in the past that just didn't enforce certain laws thought to be unjust.
What kind of other questions might we ask of elders, to understand some of the past that might help us make good decisions going forward?
"Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it"
Why do you think they always target the old people first? ;)
Just ask them to tell you a story. There’s a lot of information to be extracted from their life experience.
How many home meals did you eat a day vs Fast food
Did people always hate police officers.
Except they're probably not going to know the term or context for "conspiracy theory". That phrase came much later and is a phrase among the young 'uns.
You'd probably want to ask it in their context. Like, how did your generation feel about what the government knew or didn't know about Japan attacking Pearl Harbor? Or... did your parents ever talk about the government making everybody turn in their gold? Or... was there a lot of news about the death of Nikola Tesla? What do you remember?
Were other peoples health your problem and were you limited to movement and access to establishments even though others are medically protected around you, you are somehow a threat ?
Not any wisdom in the story, but I'm almost 70, so baby boomer generation and I've seen a lot of things change. When I was a youngster in the 60s, you could still mail order firearms directly from the Sears catalog. One of the greatest thing about matriculating from the 3rd grade to the 4th grade at my elementary school was that fourth graders on up could bring their shotguns to school, park them in the coat closet then go hunting right after school. In high school, almost every student pick-up truck had a gun rack in the rear window with one or more long guns on them, parked in the school parking lot. Everyone was ok with that being normal, and we did not have any shooting incidents at school ever.
I'm 70 and English. The only time I ever saw a gun was in American "westerns" at the cinema - and later on TV. Gun ownership was rare long before the government introduced new legislation to limit certain types of gun.
Oh, and @igoape I don't drink beer as I'm allergic to yeast, but thanks for the offer. Feel free to ask me any question about the post-war era.
Honestly, most of the older people I know have swallowed the narrative. I dont think I will be taking advice from them.
54 and I suspected a psy-op from the beginning. I was not wrong
Right? They're more afraid than anyone
I relate to this viewpoint lol
generations of wisdomless elders?
A lot of these elders used to tell me growing up to pay attention to traditional values, to not be too immersed in material things, and that western medicine was a big scam etc. So I would not say they were wisdomless.
I believe in the past 30 years, there has been a super charging of their operations - mockingbird on steroids if you like, that has programmed people to stop trusting their instincts and start conforming.
My dad used to take me to herbalist and homeopathic doctors when I was young. He had this big book of photographs from Soviet era, compiled by Solzenitsyn, that depicted the horrors of communism and authoritarianism. He introduced me to critical thinking from an early age.
He used to be such a traditionalist, he had never eaten a burger or a pizza until I was in my 20s. I used to chide him and tell him that he needs to be modernised. Over the years he just embraced everything thats modern, and now its almost like we have switched roles. I think the past decades of apparent peace and growth in most of the World has given rise to this complacence and attitude of trusting the authority. This is why I loathe to judge the NPCs.
Comparable to my parents. 1-Stick with tradition because its proven over generations. 2-When mom learned about spaghetti dad loved it so much he wanted it for Sunday dinners. McDonalds was a derogatory word. 3-Do for family and ignore that 'americans' tell you. Mom was told she doesnt know american law, that the man works and moms stay home. Mom said I do know american law that if we work hard we can achieve much. Parents put 2 kids thru college without loans, bought a beautiful home while those 'americans' lived and died on welfare, never owned a home or car and kids got into drugs. 4-I was in hospital for Legionnaires IV abx for 2 weeks. Mom came to hospital with her 'cure' and the next day improved, discharged on 2nd day. 5-My parents survived Stalin and holodomyr, Hitler, slave labor and concentration camps. Taught me a lot about survival. Also taught me to never, every listen to or believe what ANY communist (socialist) says.
This is really nice.
Only if you buy them a beer first.