markybgoode

Emil: I love the the icons of the '50s as u mentioned Wolfman, carhops, drive-in movies. However, I'd much rather live now than any other time in history. As u mentioned, "drugs, guns, lesbians and gay parades," by doing so u r hyper focusing on certain things. I'm certainly glad people no longer need to hide their values ie., being gay. There are many gay people throughout history who had to hide their true selves. '50-60s' actor Rock Hudson was gay (but had to keep it a secret), FBI director, J.Edgar Hoover, was a cross dresser, to name but a only a few. The advantages of living today are awesome. We can access the computer and research anything in a matter of seconds, and we can watch movies at home, including American Graffiti anytime we want. All the medical advances are enormous: People live longer than they did in the '50s and '60s, people with anxiety, bi-polar disorder, ADHD, psychosis, etc. can live productive lives thanks to medication. These are but a few examples of how things are so much better and represent what "real America" is about.