I have spent a lot of time recently looking at videos that
show our America in the early 20th century leading into the 1950s.
Flash forward to the here and now and I hear constant
whining about how we have lost our way, and how our values have changed. I
posit we have changed little if any at all. I look at these homes, these
buildings, the manicured yards, the clean city streets, the parks, the
storefronts, etc.
Sure, a lot of the landscapes have changed, a lot of
businesses have come and gone, but when I look at the homes, I see a people who
care about where they reside and about their communities.
The most obvious change, of course, is our technology. Look
at the homes, the buildings, the streets. Do they look so different than what
we see today? This video could have been as easily shot today aside from the
automobiles.
People talk about how crime today is running rampant and I
would invite you to study our history during Prohibition. People feared the
uptick of violence from organized crime--then as we do now.
We may have evolved in our view of the world around us. In
some ways, tolerance has evolved and become an air of acceptance and
understanding. I do fear for the two steps forward we take, we inevitably take
a step back as people's reactions to fearing change manifest themselves, all
too often resulting in ugliness.
I believe, for the most part, man is unchanged and will
probably remain so. Am I wrong? Are we a vastly different America?
Anyway, watch this video. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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