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H2O Man

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Reply to EnergizedLib (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 10:58 PM

Sep 2025

I've been around since Ike was president. There have been some terrible things over the decades. In some ways, this era surpasses the year 1968, or the 1968-69 insanity. Perhaps the biggest difference is that Charlie Manson wasn't president -- not even once, much less twice.

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Were times ever saner in your life? [View all] EnergizedLib Sep 2025 OP

1990s writerJT Sep 2025 #1

I was a small child, born early '90s EnergizedLib Sep 2025 #3

I mean I'd say no ITAL Sep 2025 #2

Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2025 #4

I was just thinking about how nuts things were in the '60s and early '70s. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #5

Maybe not, but we've never had a ruskie asset in WH SheltieLover Sep 2025 #6

Times were saner when Biden was president. At least there was some sanity from the Executive Office SharonAnn Sep 2025 #7

The White House and the office of the President was saner EnergizedLib Sep 2025 #8

Ya know...there has always been conflict FalloutShelter Sep 2025 #9

I was born in the 50s edbermac Sep 2025 #10

Born in 1950, I saw some horrible things in the 60s civil rights era, was beaten with walkingman Sep 2025 #11

OMG the moon landing Skittles Sep 2025 #15

yeah...you are "normal"...the rest of the world is... ret5hd Sep 2025 #12

4-5 year intervals no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #13

I'm an Xennial (born in '77) r�is�n_dubh Sep 2025 #14

The Election of '72 was my first political memory ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Sep 2025 #16

The 90s, or between the Gulf War and September 11th, were nice. Tommy Carcetti Sep 2025 #17