I always think it’s funny when people wish they had been born into an earlier stage of civilization. Me, I’m thrilled to be alive in this modern age and in a modern country. I survived childhood unscathed by disease. I’m educated. I can vote, own property, drive a car. I’ve flown on planes and played video games. I have glasses to correct my bad vision. I didn’t die when my gall bladder went bad, and I don’t have leprosy. There are scientific discoveries every day that amaze me. I have access to more information that I could possibly want, thanks to books and the Internet. We, as a country, have made a lot of progress toward social equality.<\/p>\n
So, when some blowhard comes along and says stupid stuff like “Make America great again!” I get pretty darned mad and I say, “I think America is pretty damned fine right now. It’s been coming along quite nicely, so what the Hell is your problem?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I always think it’s funny when people wish they had been born into an earlier stage of civilization. Me, I’m thrilled to be alive in this modern age and in a modern country. I survived childhood unscathed by disease. I’m … Continue reading