+49 If in the 1950's, we were innocent to gang violence, drive-by shootings, and the crack epidemic; what are we innocent to now? It makes you think the future may get worse. amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

There were plenty of bad things in the 50's.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Funny how we apparently didn't have these things back in the 1950's, and then the War on Drugs was officially declared in 1971, and now they are everywhere. Huh.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I guess the gangsters of the prohibition era don't count then...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

What about the Cold War? You can't really say things have gotten worse since then (at least as far as the threat of violence goes)

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Forced sterilisation of "undesirables"? Routine discrimination towards blacks and gays? Crippling sexism?

by Anonymous 11 years ago