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FreeJoe

(1,039 posts) Fri Jan 3, 2014, 06:35 PM Jan 2014

Are things getting better?

Is the world a better place than it was a century ago? Is it getting better?

These people seem to think so.

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Are things getting better? (Original Post) FreeJoe Jan 2014 OP

Affluent spoiled hipster brats. infoviro Jan 2014 #1

Welcome to Du and seriously. They remind me of FOX news people, all the happy news! uppityperson Jan 2014 #2

Seriously, 1914 sucked. Check the history books. n/t dimbear Jan 2014 #3

It definitely sucked for the Passenger Pigeon arcane1 Jan 2014 #7

Well known actually nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #4

Well, it's different. haele Jan 2014 #5

+1 CFLDem Jan 2014 #6

infoviro

(59 posts)

1. Affluent spoiled hipster brats.

Reply to FreeJoe (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 06:43 PM

Jan 2014

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

2. Welcome to Du and seriously. They remind me of FOX news people, all the happy news!

Reply to infoviro (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 06:54 PM

Jan 2014

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

3. Seriously, 1914 sucked. Check the history books. n/t

Reply to FreeJoe (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 07:23 PM

Jan 2014

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

7. It definitely sucked for the Passenger Pigeon

Reply to dimbear (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 08:10 PM

Jan 2014

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

4. Well known actually

Reply to FreeJoe (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 07:31 PM

Jan 2014

but if it bleeds... well you know the rest.

haele

(12,652 posts)

5. Well, it's different.

Reply to FreeJoe (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 07:46 PM

Jan 2014

Better in most ways, but worse in a few others - particularly when considering personal intangibles.

Have to look at the history books to see if it is really "better" or "worse".

Haele

CFLDem

(2,083 posts)

6. +1

Reply to haele (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 07:58 PM

Jan 2014

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