Remember when ...

[NanceGreggs]

Remember when you would read The Onion and The Borowitz Report and immediately know they were satire, and not actual news stories?

Remember when your Christian neighbours preached to you about Jesus, instead of preaching to you about Donald Trump?

Remember when defending Nazis was a bad thing, and defending democracy was a good thing?

Remember when even the most virulent anti-abortionists agreed that children impregnated as a result of incest or rape should be spared the trauma of giving birth?

Remember when being inoculated against contagious diseases was a matter of public health, and not a matter of personal freedom?

Remember when Republicans got people to vote for them based on ideas and ideals, instead of ensuring that those likely to vote against them were not able to vote at all?

Remember when people were ashamed of being bigots, instead of pridefully flaunting it?

Remember when people like Marjorie "Jewish Space Lasers" Taylor-Greene were laughed at, instead of being elected?

Remember when those who tried to undermine our democracy were seen as criminals, and not "patriots"?

Remember when "the news" was delivered by actual journalists like Walter Cronkite, instead of idiots like Tucker Carlson?

Remember when both Democrats and Republicans strove for the idea of "a more perfect union" each in their own way, instead of Republicans striving to divide the nation based on their allegiance to a madman?

I have lived in Canada for decades. I came here in 1974, when my then-husband was given a career-advancing opportunity that he couldn't refuse. For years I wanted nothing more than to "go home" to my beloved country. I have since realized that my beloved country no longer exists - it is just a memory of what was, and seemingly is no more.

But I still "remember when" the truth was obvious, when good citizens knew what was right and were willing to say so, when people who believe in a 'more perfect union' were willing to stand up for that belief - and they are, despite all odds, still doing so.

I still believe that "remember when" isn't just a rallying cry for Democrats, but is a clarion call for those who remember that a nation united worked - and a nation divided doesn't.

[Skittles]

1. I do remember

but....I fear that makes us geezers, Nance :O

[NanceGreggs]

2. Geezers vote. n/t

[Skittles]

4. that we do

yes INDEED

[spudspud]

3. Remember when the thought of using horse dewormer..

instead of a readily available vaccine would have been insanity to the average repug? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[multigraincracker]

5. I remember before 1980 and the greatest sin was divorce, not

same sex marriage.
Then along came Saint Ronnie, who was divorced, remarried and sign into law, in California, the first no-fault divorce law in the country.

After that gay marriage and abortion became the Cardinal sins for the religious folks.

After Reagan, the country and religion have been on a downward spiral. Now TFG has taken over and the downward spin has picked up speed.

[Old Crank]

6. I feel your pain.

I integrated to the US in 1965 because of my father's health. AZ was a bit too conservative for our tastes however the politicians weren't riding the crazy train.

Now in Germany for 6 years. What a relief. Will I move back to the US? At this point I would say that it is unlikely. 2022 and 2024 may put the nail in that coffin.

Just visiting my town in CA, and driving around makes it plain that we have made a good choice.