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Peacetrain

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2. 24/7 media is the reason

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2015, 07:49 AM

May 2015

I truly believe that.. I asked my Mom how did they keep their sanity during WW2 with all the people off fighting and shortages etc etc.. and she told me, that they listened to the radio news once a day.. and did not have it blasting 24 hours so that they (those at home) could actually get a mental break from the horror..

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"Is the world more dangerous for kids than it was 30 years ago?" [View all] FSogol May 2015 OP

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