RJT>RJT>It _was_ a different society then,  no question about it.

RJT> VH> Wouldn't it be great to get back to that society?

RJT>In many respects,  yeah.  In some others,  not necessarily.

RJT> VH> Crime was low, compared to today, drug use was far lower, unwed
RJT> VH> births were low, and poverty was declining.

RJT>People were stereotyped,  roles were much more narrowly defined,  choices w
RJT>more limited,  conformity was expected and much social pressure exerted to
RJT>enforce it...

RJT>It wasn't *all* better.

No, but on balance, it seems better -- that from one who lived through
both eras. :-)
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