And that's the rub. WE are not the ones who are getting more extreme.
We're just now standing up for what we used to have and have slowly
lost.

Dave

You lost it in the late 19th and early 20th Century, when America enacted
industrial safety regulations.

You lost it in the 1960's, when we finally
*really* acknowledged that minorities weren't merely 3/5 of a person.

You lost it in the 1970's, when we realized that there were social costs
involved with using the public waterways as industrial sewers for private
enterprise.

You're absolutely right.....er, correct. The America you long for existed once
upon a time. 48% of the people have no interest in seeing you recreate it our
kids to live their lives in.